Stories from a Country Girl: In Defense of Humility

Sometimes I wonder if my soul was from a different time…or maybe I am just not in the right environment for me…or maybe the world has gone crazy. I keep hearing people talk about how they would not allow people to put them down. I have respect for people like that but sometimes I feel like some take the idea too far. It is one thing to stand up for yourself but it is too far when it means putting yourself up on a pedestal. Sometimes it can get hard to see how a person’s pride makes them defiant or aggressive towards others. They refuse to let people walk all over them because they do not want to be doormats but with the way they talk and act it is clear that it is also about reaffirming their importance in the world. It seems more about their self-image and reputation. That kind of thinking just does not work for me.
To me, your importance in the world is not something you have to prove to other people. I think you do the work and it will speak for you. The most amazing people I’ve met are usually the most humble, the ones who do not need affirmation or have to talk highly of themselves to others to prove their worth. It drives me crazy how some people around me act like being humble is a bad thing. They make it seem like humility is a sign of weakness when for me, it is such a symbol of strength. Humility for me is a good thing. Having confidence and being aware of your self-worth without shouting it out to the rooftops (or being self-deprecating to fish for compliments) is such a good trait to have. Even the Bible is all for humility. There are a number of verses that mention humility but this would have to be my favorite:

I really do not understand what the problem people around me have with it. Humility is good. Too much pride is bad. Why is it that so many people do not see that?

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