Getting into the state of humbleness at a certain point may feel you getting quite unimportant but it pays in the longer perspective. It is a quality of being courteously respectful of others. It is the opposite of aggressiveness. Rather than, “Me First,” Humbleness allows us to say, “No, You first, My Friend.” Humbleness is the quality that lets us go more than halfway to meet the needs and demands of others.
Friendships and marriages are dissolved over angry words. Resentments divide families and co-workers. Prejudice separates race from race and religion from religion. Reputations are destroyed by malicious gossip. Greed puts enmity between rich and poor. Wars are fought over arrogant assertions.
Humbleness as a virtue is a major theme of correctness. Why do qualities such as courtesy, patience and the quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others have such a prominent place? It is because a demeanor of Humbleness is exactly what is needed to live in peace and harmony with all persons. Humbleness dissipates anger and heals old wounds. Humbleness allows us to see the dignity and worth of all God’s people. Humbleness distinguishes the wise leader from the arrogant power-seeker.
Acting with Humbleness does not in any way deny our own self worth. Rather, it affirms the inherent worth of all persons. Some would consider Humbleness to be a psychological malady that interferes with “success.” However, wealth, power or status gained at the expense of others brings only anxiety but never peace and love. Humility is like a boomerang sooner or later it comes back to you. In the longer run one realizes the significance of getting humble.
Great things and great people are always humble and simple at the core.