Download or read book The Paradoxical Power of Humility written by Mariam Baako Nurudeen and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictionary definition of humility says: "The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc."Humility is considered a state of being, highlighted by your behavior and approach to things. It's also considered one of the virtues of the human condition, along with kindness, patience, diligence, charity, temperance and chastity.Humility is often thought to occur in the absence of pride. To C.S. Lewis, pride was about competition and therefore not a virtue. Pride manifests in people thinking they are "cleverer" or "richer", for instance.On the other hand, in the absence of pride, you find humility, which sees no need for competition. In humility, you are nothing more and nothing less than the other people around you.In essence, humility is not about hiding away or about becoming a 'wallflower', but it is about the realization your abilities and actions are not better or less. Humility doesn't require the ranking of things, but it calls for the understanding of the true value or worth of things.One important point about humility is how it can't be faked. But this doesn't mean humility is difficu