https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/humility/
"Many ancient thinkers have written about the dangers of arrogance. The Roman
emperor Marcus Aurelius warned against losing one’s modesty in
The
Meditations. Saint Augustine called pride the “origin of evil” in
The City of
God. Confucius said, “A superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in
his actions” in
The Analects. Finally, the classic: “Pride goeth before
destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Proverbs 16:18.
And yet, history remembers the greats and the conquerors, not the meek or the
mild. CEOs and celebrities become icons for their charisma and grand
lifestyles. Even ordinary people have become locked in a spiral of
one-upmanship — endlessly outdoing each other with larger houses, sportier
cars, and more luxurious vacation photos clogging up social media feeds.
Is humility truly a virtue, or were the ancients as wrong about it as they were
witches and dragons living on the edges of the map?
To find out, we spoke with Daryl Van Tongeren, an associate professor of
psychology at Hope College and the author of
Humble. During our conversation,
we discussed why humility seems in short supply, the value it brings, and how
we can better cultivate it in our lives."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
