There are some good things in life that would be a conquest for the entire lifetime. Humility is one of them. The author has seen so many shades of humility in people. Genuine humility, a superficial layered humility, humility to the point of arrogance, and extreme vanity. Being genuinely humble, would be the conquest for life.
The most dangerous of the four forms is humility to the point of arrogance. One tends to get complacent, forget the difficult times, not count the blessings, and become arrogantly humble. In this case, there is that heavy layer of hypocrisy involved. Naturally, it is more depracating than the case of extreme vanity. Atleast, people are being honest to themselves then.
So, when you do think that you have done something great or have every reason to be arrogant, but are not doing so, to be in the good books of people, think deep down. Realise the insignificance of the self. Realise the importance of being honest and scrupulous. Coming to terms with your own horrendous self can be the most difficult task at hand.
2 comments:
ranga: this post is a bit too profound for me...what is arrogantly humble...isn't this an oxymoron? please elaborate with example...
saurav: guess, was written in those flights of fancy and nothingness. dont read too much into all this.
life is a paradox. so, "arrogantly humble" is possible. more like you are arrogant from the inside, and create a sham of humbleness to the people around you (OR) you are really humble and people think you are being arrogant!
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