Part I – Curing Greed, Creating Generosity Part II – Curing Arrogance, Creating Humility
PART II
Curing Arrogance,
Creating Humility
Is it possible
to come to grips
with ones' own
arrogance?
Rupert Murdoch described his experience as the “most humble day of my life” as he carefully answered each question during a Parliamentary investigative hearing.
Humility/humble is an antonym of arrogance/arrogant.
The world has long-suffered the contempt and disdain of the arrogant, be they clergy, chieftains, warlords, kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers, c.e.o.s, bosses-as-petty-tyrants, drug-lords, local gang thugs or ranting talk-show hosts.
As a fundraiser for good causes, I've reflected for many years on how to transform greed and/or the arrogance of the rich and famous, the best and brightest, into powerful participation and making significant contributions to the community and the world.
The world has long-suffered the contempt and disdain of the arrogant, be they clergy, chieftains, warlords, kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers, c.e.o.s, bosses-as-petty-tyrants, drug-lords, local gang thugs or ranting talk-show hosts.
As a fundraiser for good causes, I've reflected for many years on how to transform greed and/or the arrogance of the rich and famous, the best and brightest, into powerful participation and making significant contributions to the community and the world.
People who are arrogant seem incapable of transforming themselves into what has been called in various religious and therapeutic paths as The Higher Self.
The Lower Self seems to revel in arrogance, seemingly drugged by it. The ego seems to delight in arrogance.
The Lower Self seems to revel in arrogance, seemingly drugged by it. The ego seems to delight in arrogance.
Some arrogant people are not aware of the hatred felt for them by the people they abuse.
Some may not care if they are hated by the people they abuse.
Some may care, but do little to change.
Some may not care if they are hated by the people they abuse.
Some may care, but do little to change.
Is it impossible to transform one’s arrogance? The inner brain patterned of arrogance, is made up of a series of neural pathways. To transform arrogance requires the person build new neural pathways of humility. This requires effort, work and daily practice.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is humility.It takes reflection, commitment to change, and daily experimenting with new ways of thinking, speaking and behaving with others.
Humility is a way of being. It is a possibility worth the journey.
1 comments:
This was sent to me... I am posting it for them as Anonymous, as they preferred...
"The arrogant are protected by their wealth. Their success only validates their attitudes. Only by removing their wealth can they be humbled and humanized. But they are protected by their wealth.
It's probably easier to work on the entitled kids--they are in for a rude awakening when they find out the world owes them nothing they don't fight for. If they win, they become arrogant...and the cycle perpetuates. If they lose, they become victims of the arrogant.
Small steps is what I take, trying to transform the people in my life slowly. Big steps scare people, and fear makes them victims of the arrogant/wealthy."
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