As a Christian, I am exposed, at the very least, to
a weekly ‘Christian’ influence. I
am taught to be humble, to trust, to be thankful and to forgive. In Christian circles, these are the
very traits that are praised and valued.
A person who is constantly demonstrating humility and thankfulness is
put on a much higher pedestal than the one that is expressing the
opposite. For me, I know that I
will get far more respect from my Christian friends if I am constantly
expressing humility. My 'humility'
has suddenly become very ironic. I
came to this realization many years ago but I have recently revisited it
through my 12 step group. To be in a group that is constantly urging you to
share your 'defects' requires a degree of humility. I can say that I started out humble, but now, I'm having
trouble knowing the difference or rather noticing which is which. It's an interesting thought--to be
proud of your humility. Clearly, it's no longer humility at this point. How many of us are just coasting by;
appearing to be something that we know we're not? I wonder if there are more examples out there...
Bren
1 comment:
Unfortunately, there are tons of examples of this in Christian circles buddy.
Being genuine is often more difficult than we think.
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