QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Humbleness is the manifestation of an understanding heart, and sets an example of greatness for
others to follow."
--Paramahansa Yogananda, "Spiritual Diary"
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
Humility is a trait that is somewhat of an enigma. To be humble we must not know we are humble since if we know we are humble and begin to take pride in our humbleness, then we cease to be humble. Humility is something that is just done and not something that is planned or engineered. For again, if we plan to be humble, then our egos become involved and we begin focusing on the act of being humble rather than the event and therefore we again cease to be humble. To be humble is to just do: to do without the expectation of reward and without a "what's in it for me" attitude. Humility comes from doing and not from any results that only serve to puff up egos. Christ had humility. Gandhi had it. Mother Teresa had it. And Susan, and Joe, and Jane have it--the "ordinary" people who do the unrecorded things that are the glue holding our world and its people together.
So when you think of humility, don't "think" of humility. Just act and do without the thought of self or rewards. For when that is done, the rewards do ultimately come in a way that is far removed from any human gift that can be given.
Blessings and Love,
Allen Schmeltz
Copyright © 1998 Allen F. Schmeltz. All rights reserved.
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