HUMILITY
“True
humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” C.S.lewis
Humility is a great virtue. People who forget that they have
risen from from scratch to riches are selfish. They conveniently forget those
who helped them to reach the pinnacle of glory, Such people ultimately have a
fall. The real gentleman has his head
in its place. He is considerate and understands the reality of life. He thinks from the point of
a helpless person. There are many highly placed people who had a humble
beginning, but have their feet firmly on the ground We have heard the incident
of Lord Rama, when He happily ate the berries given to him by a poor woman
Shabri. She first took a bite. if it was
sweet, she gave to the Lord.It was the humility
of the Lord that he ate the berries,
given with devotion.
In real life there are numerous examples of people working in
very high ranks who are very humble.
Milk of humility flows in their veins.
Actually pride is our biggest drawback and humility a greatest asset. We must
not let go our humble disposition. To cultivate humility one has to make
concerted efforts. Humility is not
inborn. To succeed in public life, in
high positions, and to maintain good relations in society, one
must practice the norms of humility.
There is a famous story of King Mahabali, who was a very humble and large
hearted king. It was due to these
inherent qualities that he became immortal.
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Mahabali reminds me of Onam, and I know that story well :)
ReplyDeleteHumility is a virtue that's priceless indeed. Lovely to see you back, Usha ji! :)
Thank you Leo for the visit.Iwanted to write the story of Mababali, but the blog would have been too lengthy.
DeleteHumility is a great virtue, for sure. Living in the USA it's one that we don't see very frequently, but I always value it when someone shows they have it!
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Thanks a lot A.J.. Laurel. for visiting my blog.Your visit is an insnpiration.for me. Yes Maa'm these days humility is is left only in text books. The position is the same all over the world.
DeleteComing face to face with Humble people reinstates my faith in humanity. Humility will never go out of fashion.
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A great quote from C.S. Lewis, and a thoughtful post on Humility. 'To cultivate humility, one must make a concerted effort.' .... well said.
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Humility is indeed a great virtue and Lord Rama was the epitome of it. A humble person is a very attractive person. Thanks for sharing your wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteWell said! Humility is a rarity these days. It adds beauty to the success one has achieved :)
ReplyDeleteHumility is indeed a great quality to extol. :) <3
ReplyDeleteHumility is the true key to success! It is a scarce value now-a-days though!
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