RE: Consciousness Expansion Despite the Psychological Warfare
Thanks @valued-customer. This was intended to be a self introduction, but I failed to put the proper tag for it when I posted. I tried to edit the tag section after the fact, but was unable to make those changes. I'm assuming that editing tags must not be possible...? So, perhaps I missed the boat on sparking any interest from those who "troll that tag." I clearly have much to learn!
Also, thank you for your thoughts on humility. Without it, the ego goes unchecked. I am an artist and musician, and I am always trying to increase my creative production by getting my ego out of the way. I've noticed that the biggest obstacle in my work has been judging a project before it is finished; either negatively or positively. So lately, I've been refraining from critique and trying to belay expectations entirely. By doing this, I've found that I am far more likely to shift into a new direction on an idea that has become stale or uninteresting to me, and I am also much more excited to pull ideas off the shelf to develop further. The burden has lightened, I feel more free to create, and I've become open to a wider scope of possibilities.
In the past, I've had people tell me, "Humility, is rolling over and taking it." On the contrary, it can bring a greater level of power and understanding to whatever it is you do.
The first tag is not editable, IIRC. I think the rest are. I have never made an introduceyourself post, and remain pseudonymous, for reasons. You don't need to, but if you want to, it can be rewarding, as I mentioned.
They're wrong, because they don't know themselves. We are utterly insignificant specks of obscene glop in an incomprehensibly vast and wonderful universe. Humility and confidence are inextricably linked, IMHO, just as are conceit and ignorance. Folks that think humility is submission just don't understand that real humility is recognition of what we really are, and knowing what is real is enormously empowering.
Folks that don't grasp what they really are can't fully utilize their potential, and are prone to being subjected to the will of them as do know themselves, and all too often expect of society ludicrous validation of their supposed superlative qualities, which makes them fools.
Real humility encompasses actual understanding of our actual strengths, which is impossible to have without understanding our actual weaknesses, and recognition of our humanity. It is one of the most desirable traits (I hope to have) and of the seven admirable qualities sought by Ben Franklin, the only one he despaired of.
In a letter to his son, Franklin wrote something like 'I have given up on humility, as I realized should I attain it, I'd be proud of it.'
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