HUMILITY

HUMILITY

Humility perceives one's place in the world, not according to one's own accomplishments but according to the intrinsic value of all individuals. Humility is an essential attitude for success in spiritual life. Spirituality is the concern with one's inner being and how one deal with Truth, Love and Courage. It is one of the foundation stones of 12-step program of AA. Personal humility carries the notion of lowering or abasing oneself in such a manner as to attain a place of lowliness. Perhaps the best way to understand humility is attempting to see ourselves through God’s eyes rather than our own.
• True humility is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues.
• Humility is not denying the power or gifting you have, but admitting that the gifting is from God and the power comes through Him and not from you."
• To be knowledgeable always and necessarily means some understanding of our ignorance that is always conducive to both humility and reverence.
• Plenty of people wish to become devout but no one wishes to be humble.
• Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all possible changes of life like forgiveness and to serve others. (Step 12)
• Pride is concerned with who is right; humility is concerned with what is right.
• Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make direct amends for them. (Step 9)
• Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.
• Make the selflessness so great that God himself ask man what is your wish.
• A fault, which humbles a person, is of more use to him or her than a good action, which puffs him.
• It is vain to gather virtues without humility, for the spirit of God delight to dwell in the hearts of the humble.
• No one will learn any thing at all, unless one first learns humility.
• Accept good and bad in writing. (Step 4)
• Cultivate grateful heart with an attitude of gratitude, speak well of others, and accept correction and feedback from fellows graciously.

The word humility signifies lowliness or submissiveness and it is derived from the Latin humilitas or, from humus, i.e. the earth that is beneath us and lies under our feet. Water is further humble, which rests below the earth and low lands but rises under pressure in the fountains. So they who preserve a humble mind mount to God's highest pinnacle.

Acceptance in 12 step programs has taught that there is a bit of good in the worst of us and a bit of bad in the best of us; that we are all the children of God and we each have a right to be here. This program is a group of principles, spiritual in nature, which if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession of ego and enable one to become happily and usefully whole.

Humility therefore comes from tangible work that produces a permanent transformation of thinking and acting. Most of us have found enough humility to
Believe in and depend upon God.

Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by willing to take advice and accept direction from fellowship, one could set foot on the road of straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.

Humility is not thinking less of you but thinking less about yourself.

Pride is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block of progress. When the satisfaction of our lower instincts for sex, security and a place in society becomes the primary object of our lives, than pride steps in to justify our excesses. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the Grace of GOD.

I am still arrogant, self-righteous, with no humility, even phony at times, but I am trying to be a better person and help my fellowmen. Guess, I will never be a saint, but what ever I am, I believe in accepting the will of GOD.

I may be one person in the world, but whom I help; I may be the world for him/her.
Humility is the word, forbearance the virtue, and civility the priceless spell; Make these as your dress, O, brother and your Higher Power will be in your reach.