Learning To Be Humble

It is obvious that humility is a term that does not exist in our vocabularies anymore how much more having to show acts of humility in our daily living.

In Nigeria today, when a young man stumbles on fortune, his new status becomes a symbol of intimidation and a clothe to asphyxiate everything that use to show humility in his once humble life. The newly acquired status becomes a symbol of everything disgusting and disrespecful and, heaven help those who don't know the young man has 'arrived', his new status would be shoved down your throat and surely be made to stuck in your anus.

In a society devoid of humble youths, what is the future of that generation that the yester-gone generations would most likely fall back on when they are old to get the joy from knowing their youths are humble? Humility comes with respect and when humility is gone, there goes respect too. What fainty trace of humility that would be existing and coming in cracked patches would be selective humility.

So, how does a youth born in this age of arrogance and disrespectfulness do to ensure he/she is as humble as they should?

Start by re-orientating yourself. In other words, learn to stay clear of the crowd. Nothing corrupts easiest nowadays as joining the bandwagon all in the spirit of 'belonging'. That's crap! The effects of peer-group pressure is what every parent should look out for in their children - be they teenagers or youths.

Another way of getting to acquire the art of humility is by learning to show compassion to those who deserve your compassion. They might be the elderly ones and the handicapables.

Thirdly, you can learn to use such words as: please, thank you, you are welcome etc.

Another way is allowing yourself to let other people air their views on anything that is a topic for all. Be more of a listener than a talker. Learn not to fall in love with hearing the sound of your voice all the time.

On the fifth lane is compelling yourself to smile even when you have no course to be smiling. A tough one? Nay! Someone would definitely be blessed seeing that there are people out there who still smile in this age of global financial meltdown.

And the last and definitely not the least is prayers. Learn to say your prayers to God whenever the evil of arrogance comes to take away your humility from you.

Now, don't you think you are already improved by reading this piece? Lookout for that change in you and pray yourself into being humble for through that way, you stand to live life like a child who is free from worries and other vagaries of walking your own side of the STAGE.