Mike Tyson Speaks on being humbled
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3 Ways To Be Humble - Real Man Rules #7
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Focus Outside Yourself
An unjustified conviction of one’s own superior abilities is, of course, the antithesis of humility. But so is an unjustified conviction of one’s inferiority. A humble person looks at himself or herself and sees just what is there, both warts and grace. Humility cannot be achieved by putting oneself down.
So what exactly is humility? To understand this virtue, it is necessary to shift focus away from yourself and on to the larger world. The great religions do give us a key: one should be humble before God, or before the cosmos.
Pride is a focus on oneself as the center of the universe. Pride leads us to forget that other people and other living things have feelings and rights. Pride is putting your own selfish interests ahead of the rest of the world. Pride leads to anger when others fail to recognize your greatness.
Everyone has experienced humility. It happens when you are so caught up in doing something or in something of interest or importance that you totally forget your own existence. The virtue of humility is being able to forget yourself more and more of the time, ultimately achieving the same state of self-forgetfulness even while examining oneself for purposes of self-improvement.
Pride Goes Before a Fall
The ancient Greeks had an idea of pride that they called “Hubris.” In many ancient Greek fables, Hubris was always followed by Nemesis: the downfall. Too much focus on oneself leads a person to forget his environment and others, to make enemies, and in the end to fall. Being humble is a good thing.