Title: The Importance of Humility in Life – Faith Island
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The Importance of Humility in Life
Posted on June 18, 2015 Posted By: admin Categories: Faith
Bas Boshuizen
Humility is considered as the act of lowering oneself in relation to others or having a clear perspective and respect for one’s place in the world. It also involves knowing your limits and having appreciation for the intentions, strength, and perspectives of others. Unlike what some people think, humility is not the same as having low self esteem. A famous way of describing humility is that “it’s not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” In his book In Humility: An Unlikely Biography of America’s Greatest Virtue, Dr. David Bobb says, “The power promised by humility is the power over oneself, in self-government. But humility’s strength is obscured by the age of arrogance in which we live”. In other words, humility requires enormous self knowledge, self control, and self esteem.