Humility is a powerful and wonderful tool for the alcoholic in recovery. When my ego gets out of wack and i am tempted by the lure of "just a couple of drinks" it takes a strong sense of humility to bring the ego back in check and remember that "one is too many and a thousand isn't enough." I used to think that humility was defeat but the longer i'm in recovery, the longer i see it as a tool and a gift. Humility lets me be human and lets me admit that i'm not perfect so i don't have to give in to drinking and trying to control it. I get to be humble and say no, drinking is beyond me and bam! I don't have to worry about it! What a relief!