What religious people call humility is really only ego. You cannot possibly remain humble and simultaneously believe to have a deep personal relationship with the creator of everything in existence and the most powerful being in the universe, especially if you claim he loves you and makes your wishes come true. It just does not add up.
All this public praying and thanking the lawd for smallest shit is really showing off. 'Look how devout I am, Jaysoos loves me more than you'.
As to my humility, it is enough for me to go hiking. A casual stroll through the woods or one look at a mountain massif and I realize how tiny I am, and I feel limitless awe. Even more so if I look at the universe or try to imagine and compare the sizes of other celestial bodies to Earth, let alone me. On a cosmological scale, I'm a dustmote sitting on a dustmote. It's hard to convey that feeling. Just jaw dropping awe and awareness of my own insignificance.
Knowing how short and fragile life is makes it that much more precious. It's like being a spark on the end of a match, come to be and go out just as fast, shining only for a short moment. It motivates me to make the best of it. Promises of paradise are insulting to the value of life.
All this public praying and thanking the lawd for smallest shit is really showing off. 'Look how devout I am, Jaysoos loves me more than you'.
As to my humility, it is enough for me to go hiking. A casual stroll through the woods or one look at a mountain massif and I realize how tiny I am, and I feel limitless awe. Even more so if I look at the universe or try to imagine and compare the sizes of other celestial bodies to Earth, let alone me. On a cosmological scale, I'm a dustmote sitting on a dustmote. It's hard to convey that feeling. Just jaw dropping awe and awareness of my own insignificance.
Knowing how short and fragile life is makes it that much more precious. It's like being a spark on the end of a match, come to be and go out just as fast, shining only for a short moment. It motivates me to make the best of it. Promises of paradise are insulting to the value of life.
