What Does It Mean to Be Humble

[Fool]

To understand that you are not perfect and all knowing.

jesus knew he wasn't perfect and all knowing?

 

[idea]

humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.
other-centered, rather than self-centered.

 

[74x12]

Thanks to another posters thread, they brought up a good point regarding being humble in reference to a life experience.

What does it mean to be humble, or have humility?

Proactive humility. Keeping your own tendencies towards pride in check. Reminding ourselves we are proud and we need to improve can help.

 

[Truthseeker]

Humility is realizing your nothingness before God

 

[Starbuck]

Admitting when you are wrong.

 

[loverofhumanity]

To put the will of God before my own. The vast majority of the world’s people refuse to do this because they consider they know better than God does.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Admitting when you are wrong.

Expecting miracles?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I cannot say. I think it comes naturally. I, for instance, am the most humble person in the Universe.

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- viole

I thought Trump was?

 

[A Vestigial Mote]

I would go with recognition that no given thing has objective value over any other. Recognition that all value propositions are subjective. To the point that one has the ability accept that, from many perspectives, even one's "self" has absolutely no value at all. An ability to realize this, and to know that it isn't necessarily a "bad" thing.

 

[Willamena]

Thanks to another posters thread, they brought up a good point regarding being humble in reference to a life experience.

What does it mean to be humble, or have humility?

From dust we came, and to dust we shall return.

 

[1213]

jesus knew he wasn't perfect and all knowing?

I think so, because he said:


the Father is greater than I.
John 14:28

Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one-God.
Luke 18:19

 

[Al Ibn Al Amra]

Be humble means to be The God .