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.

"...people tell me, "Humility, is rolling over and taking it."

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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