Lessons in Humility

“To traditional Lakota, humility was the one virtue that enhanced other virtues.”

Joseph M. Marshall III.

One great warrior speaks frequently of his accomplishments, walking with a swagger. Another great warrior remains silent, lets others speak of his accomplishments, his eyes always on the earth path.

One woman suggests that her man sleep in another room because he may disturb her during the night. Another woman suggests that her man sleep in another room because she may disturb him during the night.

A woman is considering marriage and has two ambivalent suitors. One is ambivalent because he worries that she is not good enough for a man of his stature. The other is ambivalent because he is worried that he is not good enough for a woman of her stature.

Two men are diagnosed with cancer. One is angry with God because he has led a good life and feels that the disease is unjust. The other is thankful because, given his many shortcomings and transgressions, the disease is not more severe.

After a two hour flight, I joined a throng of men in the male urinal-waiting ritual. Upon completion, I followed an old man navigating his way through the crowd towards an elusive exit.

He glanced back over his shoulder at me, and I said, “I’m following you”.

He replied, “I wish I knew where I was going.”

An old woman had a kitchen where she framed and hung many of her favorite aphorisms. One said, “Life is all in how you frame it.”

An arrogant sage is an oxymoron.

I becomes i.

i’m not bragging about this blog.