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Humility

Sunday 19 December 2010

I stand on my tip toes reaching for the stars, so far always falling short, as opposed to sitting back on my knees successfully fulfilling the humble expectations of somebody else. Better to die trying to fly, than living below the humble wings of others.

Who would like to stand on their toes with me and risk a fall, anybody? Is there no one would join me in counting our footsteps as we climb?

I can already hear the bristling of indignation and the calls for humility, not to mention the questions that drivel from the lips of those who have no sense of self and exist as dirt on the heels of any who should not care to wipe them off. These are the ones who see pride as anathema to their programmed sense of low self esteem. It should, of course, only be the lowest of the low that would invite others to abase themselves before them. Had it been that they were superior, perhaps then they would teach, instead of begging others to hide their talent, which brings me to my point.

Men are not born equal. Men are individuals blessed with many gifts. Whilst I might be faster, another stronger and yet another a greater mind, we are all great. Therefore, only a fool abases himself before others, because a man bows his head to none other before God. To do so is to deny one’s special gifts. Furthermore, it is to declare oneself and the author of one’s gifts, by consequence, not worthy. Whether you believe in God, or nature, only a fool of gargantuan proportion could be so desperate to seek so many heels to cling to.

To be humble is for a man to acknowledge his greatness. It is not to for him to acknowledge that others might be greater or lesser in similar endeavor, but rather to acknowledge that his God has touched his spirit and inspired him, anything else renders man simply competing to claim who is the least worthy or the greater fool when declaring that another is less humble. In the end, who is greater than a man’s own God to judge him less than great, certainly not those who might trample a man’s confidence with their own insecure and incomplete thoughts? I say, that it takes a strong man to pat another on the back, as an age old friend and wish him well with his works, and a weak one to question another’s measure of inspiration and seek to undermine him. For this reason I would rather be strong in my perspectives and as durable as oak, instead of weak and judgmental as a sapling that bends with any prevailing gossip in the wind. In this way humility becomes a source of great strength because of the place from which it comes.

The false humility that is often bandied around by the weak manipulators of the world demands that man has a lowly opinion of himself and that he remains constantly aware of his lowly limits, never reaching above his station and forever submitting to his superiors for validation to ensure that they will always have the opportunity to keep him beneath them. That is what humility is; from “humus”, meaning “beneath us”. That is why when we describe a man as being of humble birth, or residing in a humble dwelling, we talk of a man of lesser character or a dwelling of poorer condition than oneself or one’s own.

But who of men should I judge superior and who of men could I judge inferior? The herd would have it that THEY, as a collective with their religious trappings or social cliques of back stabbing guardians of the third eye, be arbiters of what is humble. But these are no more than men like me, so I question, why should one man call for another to submit to him except to increase his own sense of value or self importance.

In the end, humility is not for the submissive, but for the one who wields the whip because they know they are the ones in control. The wielders of the whip perceive their dreams and turn them into reality. Their success is a blessing to all who take a share in such a person’s journey, so long as they do so without casting stones. Thus, when one adjudges another arrogant or less humble one in fact judges oneself.

Therefore, I say, walk into the world and be your best. Hold your head up with pride and raise two fingers to any who demand you submit to their perverted brand of humility, in the knowledge that no man can beat you down with jealous intention in their hearts, unless you let them. Be great at what you do and stand on your tip toes to let all know that you can. It is only in this way that we show how great mankind really is, as the smallest components of life stand together to demonstrate the magnificence of being.

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