Humility is silent

Humility is often used as a go-to tool to attain popularity or sympathy. A person truly humble would never surround themselves with people who market and praise them as a demigod. True humility is silent. It's not willing to get recognized. It's not willing to be in the spotlight. True humility is difficult to achieve or master. Every human has been prideful.

But why this topic all of a sudden?

I've been surrounded by many "humble" people in life. People, upon seeing those humble people so closely, take drastic steps to celebrate the humbleness and goodness of the "humble" people around them. To an extent, that seems okay. But people love the pride associated with it. Sons and daughters are proud of their parents ... that's good. But that should not lead to devaluing other people's parents. You never choose your parent; you are just blessed with them.

Some do not have the blessing of having a good parent. Even if the children turn out to be hardworking and successful people, you have no right in accepting them while not doing so with their parents. Never separate a child from their parent, however bad the parent may be. This, I believe, applies in most cases except for certain extreme exceptions.

I believe that humble people without the guts to limit the fanboyism around them are a poison to society. In certain cases, I can rightfully say that those "humble" people are not humble at all. Because humility demands silence and closure.

True humility embraces the wretchedness of humanity

Humans are wretched, sophisticated, and doomed.

No human can be truly humble. No human can be truly innocent. Everyone, at a point in life, has been a wolf. Everyone, at a point in time, has given in to something they shouldn't have given in to. Everyone has murdered and committed adultery on Christ's law, wherein seeing someone else lustfully is equivalent to adultery, and anger over a fellow human being beyond sunset is equivalent to murder.

Humans are also so sophisticated that while practicing to not be prideful, they end up being prideful while totally not recognizing it.

The paradox of performative humility

The most dangerous form of pride is the pride that masquerades as humility. When someone allows others to build a cult of personality around their supposed humility, they've lost the very essence of what makes humility genuine. True humility doesn't seek recognition. It doesn't need an audience. It doesn't require validation from others. It simply exists in the quiet moments when no one is watching.

Conclusion

Humility is not a performance. It's not a tool for social manipulation. It's not a way to gain sympathy or popularity. True humility is silent, self-aware, and honest about the complexity of human nature. It acknowledges that we are all flawed, that we have all fallen short, and that none of us has the right to judge others while ignoring our own shortcomings. This is the silence of humility, not the absence of voice, but the presence of wisdom that knows when to speak and when to remain quiet.