Thoughts
Lewis says pride is inherently competitive. I believe we are at the limits of the language here because "pride" is used in a lot of
different ways. The pride that I get from creating something beautiful is not inherently competitive.
It's hard because my pride in my intelligence is sometimes the latter kind. I feel a sort of prideful satisfaction to be close to Truth (and Truth is God). And I don't know if that's a bad thing. (Perhaps it is bad—for I can never be close enough to Truth or close enough to God that I should ever really feel justified.) And sometimes I feel "proud" of correcting someone because I have an opportunity to lead them and help them get closer to Truth which is God.
But sometimes, of course, my pride in my intelligence is pride in being smartER than someone else. And I correct them, or smile when correcting them, because it is evidence that I am better than them.