Deep Spirits

by **Sabina** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:38 pm

Alvino,

I wrote in one of my previous posts:
"If the kind of pride that one takes in a certain accomplishment can be called happiness instead, as I claimed above, then that is not the kind of pride which is bad. Therefore, if pride is bad, then this kind of pride is just not pride at all. It is happiness, joy, etc."

Receiving and accepting praise provokes happiness or joy, not necessarily pride.
I don't think this has anything to do with true humbleness, or the lack of.

If we accept that as a theory, then what is true humbleness?

Sabina

by **GenerousGeorge** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:11 am

The Christians would say that it was all for his glory and we are nothing without him. That's pretty humble, but I'm not sure I want to be that humble.......or if their is truly a God that he would want me to view myself as a worthless sinner, worthless without throwing ourselves at his/her feet and pleading for forgiveness.

Still, there might be a case made for us all being god in some holistic way and that everything we do is result of the synergy that provides.

by **Randall** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:46 am

[quote]Receiving and accepting praise provokes happiness or joy, not necessarily pride.
I don't think this has anything to do with true humbleness, or the lack of.

If we accept that as a theory, then what is true humbleness?