stuff tagged with "humility"
I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am moved by music I did not create myself. When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with. I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.
Last year a foolish monk. This year: no change.
The worst evils in history have always been committed by those who truly believed they were combating evil. Beware of combating evil.
Why can’t life’s problems hit us when we’re seventeen and know everything?
When you focus on the past, that’s your ego. When I focus on the future, that's my pride. I try to focus on the present. That's humility.
