They had
to humble themselves in self-awareness if they had any hope of rising up
transformed.
Character
is not innate or automatic. You have to
build it with effort and artistry.
No one
wants to self-deceive, but we rationalize all the time.
Humility
is the freedom from the need to prove you are superior all the time.… Humility
is infused with lovely emotions like admiration, companionship, and gratitude.
We have
seen a broad shift from a culture of humility to the culture of what you might
call the Big Me, from a culture that encouraged people to think humbly of
themselves to a culture that encouraged people to see themselves as the center
of the universe.
The person leading
the Well-Planned Life emphasizes individual agency, and asks, “What should I
do?” The person leading the Summoned Life emphasizes the context, and asks,
“What are my circumstances asking me to do?”.
