Back to the basics to flourish beyond measures.

Nesar Ahmad Siddiqui

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Mar 31, 2024

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Stay humble and be powerful.

While looking at the daily practices of different people (in varying ways) to be a noble person, I tried to examine what is at the core of things. Reading many books on whys, I came to know that it is humility that matters the most, irrespective of concepts, culture, longing, and claiming. 
 
We are doing many routines and practices without knowing the exact purpose. When purpose is not in mind, we lose concentration or interest in those pursuits. Often, it remains a formality. 
Then what is humility?
It is freedom from pride. It is to simplify the puzzles of life. It is a virtue to be realistic.
"Humility is the proper estimate of oneself." Charles Spurgeon 
 
Once there is a proper estimate, there is no space for pride. Not knowing or not being ready to know ourselves at a particular time in a specific situation is the root of claiming superiority or feeling elated every time. 
Humility is another name for a complex-free personality. 
 
"Your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." John Wooden. 
So, to my estimate, there is a wide gap between reputation in social systems and the character of many people around us. Character is an aggregate of inside virtues or vices, while we get reputation from fame, status, power, and all that. 
 
You are eager to know others without any concern, but there is no time to look inward and know "who you are—other than the labels you live with."
There is no denying that humility is the backbone of all other virtues.
 
My observations suggest that people are more interested in knowing who is right and who is wrong. In this process, the matter remains without any meaningful ending. 
There is a negligible effort to learn what’s right. When you start pursuing what is right, this approach alone will lead you to nurture humility. 
With humility, all doors for self-development are opened. 
 
Humility does not mean surrendering to the situation. Rather, it is to accept the realities and take advantage of them to construct a new castle of goodness, whatever you are. 
Is being humble hard? 
No, it’s a matter of willpower and choice as to what you want to be. All our standard forms of practice are prescribed to make us humble. 
Humility is a natural attachment to humanity, but it gets blurred as you get greedy, jealous, unwisely involved in competition, self-centred, and averse to serving mankind.
 
Is humility diluting self-esteem? 
No, not at all. Self-esteem can be defined as "how much you like yourself. It is simply one’s attitude toward oneself. In that way, humility strengthens individuals to be well-rounded, and thus, self-esteem gets a boost. 
Gaining humility in full measure is a lifelong practice, but it can be nurtured step by step. Start changing from negative self-talk to positive self-talk as a first step. Then go for accepting the realities as the next step. Then replace bad habits with good ones, and so on. 
Humility gives us the strength to tell the truth, to face adversity, to be helpful, to be duty-bound, and to be responsible person. These are the essentials of humanity. 
 
Focal points: 
▪︎ Refuse to be trapped in negativity.
▪︎. Resolve today to say, "I like myself" constantly. 
▪︎. Bring a high level of orderliness to life. 
▪︎. Practice to be kind. 
▪︎ Control arrogance. 
▪︎. For any practice or routine, one must know the purpose of gathering benefits.