Have we ever wondered why humility is not exactly fashionable?
What has happened to this virtue that seems only as a label for disadvantaged people?
Have we already forgotten that peace is a treasure that beats hidden in the human heart?
It seems that currently the ordinary meaning of humility refers only to the so-called lower class, or "humble people, " that is, the third class of that train that arrogantly powers a society led by a multitude of early rich in the cigar. to have.
Actually we use the meaning of "humble classes", when we want to imply that these are people who live in impoverished neighborhoods and that we assume they revere who simply has more and can get them out of misery. So the meaning of the word humility has nothing to do with a value of the human heart, but with the status of who is "less", that is, of people not only poor in having, but also uncultured.
That is why humility in the daily use of this civilization is considered a weakness, and in some cases, it is referred to when someone lowers himself with the secret manipulative intention of provoking in his relatives a reaction of mind, A few words that raise the self-esteem of the one who airs his shortcomings seeking to reinforce himself, without a doubt another example of false humility, also common in this society of cult of surfaces.
Is it possible to get older?
Our culture as it is already archisabido by those who observe, not only is clueless of the gigantic spiritual heritage that enclose ethical values, but also extols profane values, values embodied in many cases by people who do not really add value to what circulates through their hands, but they activate their hunting intelligence to speculate in the name of doing business, relegating and eclipsing other deeper human capabilities that deserve cultivation and attention.
This reflection does not judge people, every human being, murderer or saint, it is much more than that character or behavior that expresses, in any case reflects and proposes reminders that can resonate with the so-called opening of the heart, intimate and subtle purpose before the that an increasing number of people are prepared.
I note that as beings in evolution we should recover the value of humility and return the greatness of soul and the level of "high culture" that their intimate experience entails. Kant himself was one of the first philosophers who pointed to a conception of humility so deep that he came to name it as a "meta-attitude" and central virtue in life.
We may wonder, in what sense can humility be designated as a central virtue? Perhaps the key corresponds to Santa Teresa who defined humility as "walking in the truth." And recognize that once you have reached the deep feeling of truth and certainty, something scarce and surprising, few things remain in life to continue discovering.
In reality, how many times have we allowed ourselves to be possessed by the arrogant battle of “being right” ?, a need for our dualistic and limited ego that tends to emerge warlike in emotional relationships, relationships often so impregnated with neuroses that block the flexibility to look at things from other less egocentric perspectives. Apparently, the conflict is present for not being able to neutralize that hormone that catapults a reagent to fight and slam the door, in order to avoid threats of abandonment, guilt and shame of being exposed in our most hidden shadows and internal miseries.
What role can the recognition and cultivation of humility play in family, professional and social peace? Perhaps peace in all this fabric of relationships begins by being found within oneself, and from this state, a state eventually becomes a stage, maintaining a solid root in equanimity, compassion and nonviolence. In fact, finding such a long-awaited peace is a promise that has founded various schools of knowledge, religions and multiple paths of self-discovery and liberation, paths that for millennia have brought a sense of existential meaning to those who traveled through them.
What can a human being do in the face of tension and conflict with a part of his family, or with a part of his work environment? Perhaps the first thing that will be appropriate is to recognize that the authorship of the conflict is from both parties, since two do not fight if one of the two really does not want to. And later to recognize the fear of our own vulnerability, a vulnerability of that inner boy or girl, a wounded and vulnerable boy who lives in our heart, and whom we protect with masks and invisible walls that shield the heart.
If we love Love, and as everyday people we want to love and be loved, we will have to open ourselves to the possibility of opening our old wounds, while allowing ourselves to surface the whole cluster of old bagged pains that live buried in our inner world.
It will be necessary to discover that true strength is based on the recognition of one's own vulnerability, a reality from which the song of humility is heard, a song impregnated with a true aroma and that suddenly appears in our chest as a bright light at night dark
Humility as a path to the heart?
