Over the years, I have wondered and I continue to wonder why we find it so difficult to be humble. Why do we just mouth the fact that, “Naked we came, and naked we shall leave?” Why is it so difficult for us to wake up and appreciate that all that we are, and all that we shall ever be, we owe to other people as follows?
1. Births: Our births with or without silver spoons in our mouths, were made possible by others.
2. First Baths: Other people gave us our first baths.
3. Names: The names that we are so proud of were all given to us by other people.
4. Wealth: Our income and wealth, whether honestly earned or looted, were made possible with the assistance of other people.
5. Titles: The titles that we are so proud of, and arrogantly and heartlessly use to oppress others, were all given to us by the same other people.
6. Life: And we can’t even live our lives, without the other people; yet we don’t respect, love and treat them right. What is the matter with us?
7. After Death: And after death, all our wealth whether legally or illegally acquired, shall be taken over by other people, even before we are buried.
8. Last Baths: And we shall all be given our last baths, by other people.
9. Funeral/Burial: And our funerals and burials shall be dictated and done by other people.
So, how can we be so indebted to other people, and yet be so arrogant and heartless in dealing with them? Why do we continue to nourish this unnecessary and harmful Ego in our lives, instead of living a simple, peaceful and love-filled life, with others? “To be humble, is a task that must be done.”
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