The positive contributions of integrating humility into our lives

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Humility is not the absence of pride, it is the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance it is what causes one to suppress, keeping one’s thoughts, philosophies, and inquiries in reserve. What we occasionally claim to be humbleness may in fact be pride. Rather than visualizing it as the way a person looks, humility has to do with one’s disposition to travel into places where help is necessary. A humble person is not afraid to ask dumb questions. He does not need to be acquainted with everything. He dares to question a person’s name when he has forgotten it rather than act as if he knows it. He is willing to inquire about delicate issues, such as a death in the family, even if others elude such issues. He mentions the smudge on another’s face instead of letting it stay there. Humility is a positive contributor to the prevention of conflicts.
According to the Association for Psychological Science Observation, “the problem does not give the impression to be a shortage of attentiveness. Constructs related to low humility — such as narcissism and self-enhancement — are some of the utmost robust in social psychology. ‘APS’ Fellows Jean Twinge of San Diego State University and W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia recently published a popular book on the so-called narcissism endemic” (Kok 1). While it might be gallant for someone immersed in honor to moderate his or her interpretation of themselves, while someone involved in an unhealthy relationship probably needs to strengthen his or her sense of self-esteem. Furthermore, the extent of humbleness is still an enigma. For example, someone who claims to be humble on a self-report measure might be demonstrating arrogance and lack of ...

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... inferior social support and debilitated coping (Kok 1).
Conclusively humility is thinking less of yourself than what others think of you. Humility is not boasting about how much better your work is when compared to other peoples’ work. Humility is beneath everybody else. Humility is living without reliance on monetary possessions. Humility is not one of those words people will pause to look up the meaning for, It is one of those moral values we strive for; one we admire. Utmost people believe they know what it means to be humble, but putting humility into action is not as simple.

Works Cited

Dai, Chan. "Dharma Library: The contribution of engaged Buddhism to conflict prevention, reconciliation and healing." Dharma Library. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
Kok, James. "What Does Humility Look Like?" Care and Kindness Ministries. N.p., Sept. 2004. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.

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