A Cure for Arrogance

Arrogance is all too common among humanity. It's like a genetic disease, just waiting to reveal itself. What is it about wealth, fame, or even deeds that cause a person to become a 'me-centered universe'? It seems natural, and yet we despise it in others. Those who think highly of themselves often think of others as lowly, creating a natural blindness to good qualities others may have. And because of this, arrogance naturally separates a person from other people, only making pride worse. It is also an unhappy way to live: imagine being so full of yourself that there is no room for anything, or anyone, else, leaving you completely alone. Though these people may pretend to be happy, often they are not, and it is because by thinking themselves better than others they have naturally put themselves in exile. A gilded cage, as it were, empty of life.

The scriptures talk a lot about pride and arrogance, placing a higher standard of thinking on human kind. Humility is esteemed while pride is brought down.
"And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness." (Isaiah 5:15) Basically, the prideful will be knocked down a peg and God will be revealed as always being the most powerful - an attribute arrogant people think where they are in the hierarchy. Even if they are temporarily wealthy and renowned, eventually they will lose what they have selfishly kept from the poor and needy – though sometimes this does not happen until the afterlife.
From reading and my own personal experience, the cure for arrogance seems to be service. When we take care of those who are in need and help others it becomes easier to understand and have empathy for them. Yes, some stubborn people are still hard-hearted even after giving millions to charities, but those who actually have personal interaction while serving others are giving of themselves; by serving, they acknowledge that these other people are human, and that they are worth something. In this way their bloated esteem slowly returns to healthier levels.