On Humility…

Suppose there is a car driver of a president of a certain country. When he drives, he sees all lanes being cleared up, police guarding all around, everyone standing in line, waving flags and offering deep respect. If the driver thinks that they are doing it for him, is he not deluded?

Humility isn’t an invention or an imagination. Humility is a natural byproduct of seeing things as they are. When we truly see that everything we are, our beauty, our wisdom, our strength and so on, is handed over to us by our ancestors, by our spiritual ancestors, teachers and others, we can’t help but feel humble.

It may sound strange but true humility also applies to our flaws and shortcomings. When we see that our flaws, wrong perceptions are also transmitted by our past generations, society and collective mind, we remain humble before our flaws and not think of them as trivial and non-existent but give them our complete attention in order to regularly improve.

Humility also doesn’t mean to disrespect oneself. When we bow down and remain humble, we acknowledge the legacy, the trail of cosmos, each being carries within them. When we truly see this in others, we also begin to connect to our own roots, our own fountain of goodness and legacy.

Sometimes when I look at the full moon, I know that she is very humble. She shines her tender light not just on mighty mountains but even on a little flower without discrimination. For she knows that a little flower contains within it: the entire cosmos~

#Reflection