| Lessons for Life: How to be Humble | | | | threats, to grab food wherever we can find it, to |
| Our culture says that humility is a virtue. | | | | reproduce, to fight when bored, to grovel in our |
| However, we often fail to apply the concept in our | | | | minds. |
| own lives. | | | | When we find a humble person eager to share what |
| Some of us look for aggressiveness in our children. | | | | he or she has, we are surprised and then pleased. |
| We think that it will help them to succeed in life. It | | | | Why do I combine benevolence with humility? |
| also will make you proud when your son scores a | | | | Because they go hand-in-hand don't they? A humble |
| touchdown or makes the "All State" debate team. | | | | person gives his or her soul to God and serves |
| But have you noticed that some of the greatest | | | | others not expecting any earthly reward. |
| athletes are humble, that some of the greatest | | | | Here is an opinion that I've had for many years: The |
| intellects are humble, and that some of the greatest | | | | most effective leaders and the best leaders are |
| leaders are humble? | | | | benevolent. This applies to religious leaders, of |
| What! Your culture doesn't say that humility is a | | | | course, but it equally applies to business executives. |
| virtue? | | | | Does being humble drop your self esteem? |
| Try this if you are Jewish or Christian: | | | | I don't think so. It simply places you in the scheme of |
| If my people, which are called by my name, shall | | | | things now and in the hereafter. You no longer have |
| humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and | | | | to think of yourself being the brightest, cleverest, |
| turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from | | | | strongest, best looking person in the world. |
| heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their | | | | If you are rich it will diminish the fact and you will |
| land. 2 Chr. 7:14 | | | | become more benevolent. You will seek wisdom |
| Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, | | | | more than riches and you will govern your affairs |
| than to divide the spoil with the proud. Prov. 16: 19 | | | | with dignity and honor. |
| And the mean man shall be brought down, and the | | | | A humble person can take bad luck much better than |
| mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the | | | | a person less humble. |
| lofty shall be humbled: Isa. 5: 15 | | | | I have noticed over the years that people from poor |
| Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little | | | | straights can take a loss better than a more wealthy |
| child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. | | | | person or a person of higher social status. They |
| Matt. 18: 4 | | | | expect bad luck and they can cope with it. |
| And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; | | | | Humility is the beginning of knowledge. |
| and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matt. | | | | If you say that you know nothing about the fauna |
| 23: 12 | | | | of Egypt but would like to know about it, you are on |
| Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he | | | | your way to gaining knowledge. You will feed your |
| shall lift you up. James 4: 10 | | | | mind and you will be grateful for that knowledge and |
| Here is one from the Koran: | | | | you will seek more knowledge. |
| Surely (as to) those who believe and do good and | | | | If you say that you know nothing about a subject |
| humble themselves to their Lord, these are the | | | | and you have no desire to learn more because you |
| dwellers of the garden, in it they will abide. The Holy | | | | are afraid that you might not understand the |
| Prophet 11.23 | | | | knowledge you receive, you will be miserable if you |
| Go to to study what the world's religions say about | | | | don't even try to gain such knowledge. You are |
| humility and being humble. | | | | "suffering" from low esteem not humility. A humble |
| Here is a Native American tradition: | | | | person says that one will do the best one can to |
| The Lamenter [who is seeking a vision] cries, for he | | | | learn. |
| is humbling himself,remembering his nothingness in the | | | | A humble person will do what he can to serve others. |
| presence of the Great Spirit. Native American | | | | A humble person will search for wisdom. |
| Religions. Black Elk, Sioux Tradition | | | | A humble person will be grateful for all he receives. |
| Here is a Mormon scripture: | | | | A humble person will recognize that he knows little |
| Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee | | | | but can learn much more. |
| by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers. | | | | A humble person will not be aggressive to others. |
| D&C 112:10 | | | | A humble person will take care of his family and give |
| There is something about being a benevolent and | | | | them support in all that they do. |
| humble person that exceeds the expectations of the | | | | A humble person will love God and recognize that |
| angry core of our crocodilian being. We have that | | | | God will lead him to truth and knowledge. |
| great urge to survive, to remove or run from | | | | |