I used to think I was humble because I was shy. Eventually I learned the two have nothing in common. A person might be shy because they are always focused on what other people think about them, a humble person is thinking about other people. I also used to think I might be humble because I was self deprecating but that isn't it either. Humility is not focusing on your shortcomings, it is not focusing on yourself at all. I like humble people because their selflessness makes a lot more room in the conversation for me to talk about myself. The more I learn about humility, the more I realize I don't have it. I want to be notably humble. I want to master humility. And that is the problem, you do not become humble by pursuing humility, you become humble by pursuing God. A humble person probably wouldn't blog but I think we've already settled my humility status.
Little Ol' Me
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