Humility: having a lowly opinion of oneself
Lowly: Humble in feeling or demeanour; not proud or ambitious
(Definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary)
OK, since definitions don't answer my question, how does one be humble? I don't believe it's about shortchanging yourself, making yourself out to be less than who you are. But then again, who are you? I may think I'm witty, intelligent, sexy (this is an example), but if 75% i.e. the majority of the people around me say otherwise, am I to believe that, and act likewise? If I don't do and think what they say, will I be labelled as 'proud' and 'arrogant'? I don't have to bother what 'they' say. But what if they're right?
As the wise Oracle would say,
"γνῶθι σεαυτόν"
Gnothi Seauton
Know Thyself
argh. Work in Progress.
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