Humble, With A Hint of Kanye

Humility. A word that we all know and have heard for years. Yet a word that most people don't even begin to understand. A word that is used in every day life but it's not always practiced. What does that actually mean to be humble? Does it mean that you don't accept complements? Does it mean that you can accept your failure and not accept your success? Or does it just mean that you can take it with a smile, a simple thank you and continue on doing your very best? I think that humility is very hard to try to comprehend. We try to be humble, we're taught to be humble, and yet when we are proud of our accomplishments, we come off as arrogant or snotty. What a twisted society we live in. Humility is not what we want to be but rather what we can make ourselves to be. When I watch somebody who is very talented show their talents in an inappropriate situation, that is arrogance. When I see the same person portray their talents in a talent show, or for the good, then that's maybe a bit different. When I talk with a sports player, and they've done really well in a game and they can accept that they did really well but also support their teammates, that's true humility. I see this in every single day whenever I go to school. I see people who are very smart and I know they're very smart, and are not afraid to let people know. And then I see people who are smart but I would rather let others succeed before they succeed on their own. Humility is winning Mario Kart, and still wanting to continue to play just to see the other person win. Humility is accepting that you were wrong in a bet, and then fessing up to the bet. Lord knows how many times I have not been able to pay up on my own bets. Humility is being willing to be friends with people who maybe aren't exactly in your field. I know that's how my life is been for the last couple months, and I've been more than grateful for. Humility is giving up a donut, so that your sister can get a candy bar. Humility is cutting your hair to look like you were when you were three years old, and hoping for the best, but expecting that worst. Sometimes it works out and you take the compliments graciously. Humility is being willing to accept that you will not always be right. But you might be at least 75% of the time.

Humility. Humility is a struggle, there's no getting around that one. But humility is also something that can be both a virtue, and a life skill. Humility is being willing to give up your front row seat at a game or at a movie, for somebody else who might just need it. And maybe they don't need it, maybe you're just trying to do the nice thing. That's humility. Humility is when I'm in a speech round and I've done really well, and somebody else in my round comes out crying. I can put my arm around them and say "there's always next round." Humility is not always being humble. Which is a kind a weird thing to think about because humility stems from humble, but at the same time humility is simply just being good but giving up the goodness to be something better.

Humility is something we all have to work on. That's a given. We're human beings and sometimes we can be a little arrogant. But there are people that are waiting for us and there are people that are on her side, and those people are going to be the ones to tell you that you're arrogant. But they're also going to be the ones to remind you to be humble, and that's what you need. You got to have friends and family members who encourage you to be humble and be willing to give others a chance to be humble as well.

Show humility and love in everything you do. You will be remembered for being humble and kind. Being humble does not make you weak, it makes you a better person and puts you that much farther ahead in the race. Nothing bad ever came from a little bit of humility. Don't be afraid to show yourself off a little bit, but always remember the virtue to come back to. Humility.

Much Love,
Sara Jean