I've failed myself in so many ways To enumerate them would me take days But I would never judge you For when all's said and through Nothing but my humility stays
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Beautifully penned! The self and the other… the self through the other…
Very much so.
Thanks so much, Sangeetha!
-David
Failure turns on the taps….so we can wash ourselves in that fragrant liquid called humility.
What a refreshing feeling, all the great men an women, the beautiful and the ordinary have never judged failure.
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David, a beautiful poem! A very short tutorial on inner peace. ❤ Love it!
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This poem is a balm
for the humility
of my aching soul today.
For you have said
what I felt
but couldn’t say.
Merci pour ces drapeaux de priers
Le vent les attrappe
et il les nous envoie
pour colorer nos cœurs
avec des coups de soleil
Hélas … Mes petits drapeaux de prière sont déchirés et ravagés, mais le vent continue de souffler avec une force puissante.
Je pense que ça c’est trop d’humilité… :)) 😜😚🙏
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🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Beautifully penned!
Thank you, Kashvee!
-David
So nice. You are the most humble , down to earth guy I know and you proved it with this fabulous verse.
Yasmin
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Thanks so much, Yassy.
-David
You are welcome, Ben.
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Reblogged this on Nelson MCBS.
Profound lines, David!
Thanks so much, Punam. I wasn’t really trying to be profound… just honest.
-David
You are welcome, David. I think honesty is oft underrated. 😊
Humility is a quality which accentuates a beautiful mind in a subtle light, sadly it is so rare in these times.
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The comments in French strained my Schoolboy brain, but a good job was done by all. The comments are poetry by themselves. I liked the insideoutidness of the poem.
Thanks so much, Andrew 🙂
I studied French in HS, which is enough for me to be able to have a basic understanding.
-David
we studied humility in our first week of Mussar. The catchword was “no more than my place, no less than my space”. It is a very difficult concept. Moses was said to be humble. But he was a leader who did not hesitate to take on Pharoah, Koreh and even his own sister. Plus, we are told to reprove our erring brethren if we witness misbehavior. So where is the boundary line between humility and tolerating wrongfulness? When, and not just if, we should sometimes judge others.
But how?
Peter, I had to read your comment several times to make sure I fully understood it. It may be the most serious and challenging comment that I’ve received. It’s a terrific point. When I wrote the poem, I wasn’t think about “wrongfulness” – I was thinking about people’s imperfections… but you are so right. There are definitely acts that I would judge somebody for severely. Where do I draw the line? I have absolutely no idea!
-David
I have tried to use another word, other than Judge, since ”judge not least you be judged…. ” perhaps, though, there is no other way to choose between?
I’m open to suggestions!
Awww. Beautiful and poignant, in just a few lines. ❤️
Thanks 🙂
I had limericks on the brain, I guess… I wrote 3 of them yesterday (this was the 2nd one)
David, you hit on why I found Mussar so difficult. Thanks.Patience vs. Alacrity, anger v. acceptance. Trust in God, but what if things are not well? Humility, but what if there are wrongs like racism, that require strong action, not acceptance or humility. The balance is so elusive. The only Mussar middah that really seemed natural was gratitude. We have our last class today.
how many classes were there?
eight. We covered Alacrity, Anger, Gratitude, Honor, Humility, Patience, simplicity and Trust. The materials were from the Mussar Insitutue.
Cool!
That’s quite a poignant and profound write!
I aim to please 😉
(thx!)
Nice one!
Thanks, Shira – this one was of a more serious bent 🙂
-David
Thank you for posting this: I keep getting accused of being too serious, so now I feel better! 🙂
-Shira
Without humility we are just kidding ourselves and self deceived,, Look up at the stars..how big is anyone in comparison? This was so right on David! Failures are many, but humility is the real lesson to learn.
True, but even it has limits. Moses was humble but knew how and when to be assertive, for example Korea and golden calf.. Same with Martin Luther King, he had to know how and when to defy authority. Humility is necessary but is not always the supreme virtue.
Yes, you are correct but humility is a strength not a weakness in my thinking so there is no discord in being humble and assertive when needed; they can exist together. For me humility is more about knowing one’s place in the universe, knowing what we can do and what our Creator does do. I enjoyed your comment on my comment. Thank you.
We agree essentially. I was trying to say as I think you do, that humility is not enough, that we need other virtues. The Mussar watchword is no more than my place, no less than my space.
Figuring out the balance is the hard part. Thanks for responding.
My pleasure Peter and the balance is the hard part… and being human, we get it wrong sometimes.
Sure do. But in which way.
Speaking as a fellow human, probably in all possible ways , we might err finding the balance.