\u2018Humility isn\u2019t thinking less of yourself; it\u2019s thinking of yourself less.\u2019<\/p>\n
Syd Banks<\/p>\n
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In this sense, humility is humanity. It\u2019s nothing to do with high or low self-esteem; it\u2019s about recognizing the fact that we\u2019re one of six billion waves in the ocean of life, each no more or less important than any other.<\/p>\n
Without my having to do anything about it, the sun comes up in the morning and the stars twinkle at night.<\/p>\n
Before I\u2019ve even gotten out of bed, the Earth has spun a third of the way round its axis and six billion people have done the best they know to do to increase their happiness and mitigate their suffering.<\/p>\n
And since I\u2019m not in charge, I get to relax and enjoy the ride. Rather than cower in recognition of my own weakness and even helplessness in the face of forces far greater than my own, I\u2019m set free.<\/p>\n
Free to appreciate my life when things are going my way and to handle them with grace when they\u2019re not.<\/p>\n
Free to love and contribute to people when they behave the way I want them to and to continue to love and contribute to them when they don\u2019t. Free to go out and create the life I want when things seem easy and free and to continue to move in that direction or even give up and go back to the drawing board when they seem hard.<\/p>\n
And in the end, that seems to me to be the core of all our desires: the freedom to be able to enjoy our life and be a contribution to the whole in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, as best we can for as long as we\u2019re here.<\/p>\n
How things ultimately turn out isn\u2019t up to us. It never was. But if we do our bit and play our part, it\u2019s remarkable how far we can go.<\/b><\/p>\n
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