I'm so humble!

hi cerego...hehe. i've heard about that and it's one thing to want to be humble and to be humble. but not the same when you say you're humble. that is boasting. you can talk about your wanting to be humble and still be humble. you are merely expressing your desire. but to announce it does not come from a humble heart.

I have the same sentiments on your view that one who is humble would not feel the need to announce it to the world. However, we should not come to a conclusion immediately and deem the person as the opposite just by hearing that phrase from that particular individual. When you heard them saying so, under what condition was it? Perhaps it was just a joke among friends? Perhaps they had said it to let others know about them or perhaps they were being 'force' to say it. Some others might have said that they are proud and whatnot and these humble personals just wants to make the stand that they are not. It's a natural action to defend oneself, who would like others to have a misconcenption about them? However, I feel that under normal circumstances, one who is humble would tend not to claim that they are humble for no reasons.

Most of my friends say that I am humble but I do not claim that I am. I remember talking about it though. That was a serious discussion with my best friend and we were talking about our own personalities. But in public no, I do not say that I am. It all depends on your own definition of "humble". Because I believe that every person has a sense of pride, no matter how little. And i also believe that it is relative. When some persons boast about their accomplishments and you do not although in reality you have much more accomplishments than them, maybe that's the time that the people around you conclude that you are humble.

I agree!! When I saw your title I was already thinking in my head that you're not really humble if you have to proclaim it to the world! Haha! Some people are just ironic! Anyway, I don't think I'm humble. I have pride. I am overconfident sometimes. But I'm not exactly boastful as well because I don't want to embarrass myself when I don't perform that well.

It's better others to recognize it instead of saying or telling them about your good attitude.

I think so too. Maybe some kinds of people do like be praised. It's easy to find in the business field. The boss say:"good job, XXX, you've done so well." I think a lot of people will be humble and say somethink like "it's my duty".

yes, you are correct. Saying I am humble time and again is like beating my own drum and is another manifestation of ego. My humility should shine through my work, my behaviour, my respect towards all. Humility is a great virtue but it is perpetually in the danger of being taken over by ego, without the person even being aware of it.

I am wondering if the people who are claiming to be 'humble' are using that term when they really mean they have a 'simple' life-style? I don't think a truly humble person even knows that he is humble. But to live a simple life-style is something that is a choice. I chose to dress very simply, and very very inexpensively. My home is not at all elaborate. The foods I eat and prepare are very simple without complecated preperation. But ----- no way am I humble.

you have made a good point. I suppose that they could really be humble, but it would obviously be a very intentional act on their part. It wouldn't sound like something that was just part of their nature, since they have to make it evident to others. They must work at it in order to achieve it. I don't nescessarily think that it is an un-humble thing to make this statement. I guess one can say that a person who makes this statement may be aiming to be humble and modest, even if they haven't reached that point, yet. And, that's not such a bad thing if they are really making an attempt to become this type of person.

I was taught that a humble person does not claim to be humble. In my life experience this is true, except when the person is actually being sarcastic. The humbleness will prevent the person from making a direct or indirect declaration because broadcasting one's virtues is one of the signs of pride. Pride is at the end of the scale and it can consume everything. all the best, rosdimy

hi, Cerego LOL! ya, you are right. truly humble people do not say that and whenever i say somebody makes such statement, i always laugh. maybe i try to be humble is ok

No way, if they're really humble, they'll let people describe them.. It is others who know what kind of person we really is from our daily life. We can't describe ourselves cos we only want to hear good things about our behaviour. Well, maybe not everyone, but most of human being didn't like to be judge as a bad person..

"I'm a very skinny person", "I'm a very loving person". Same thing, it all comes down to what the observer thinks of you. If you just throw a sentence out like that we cannot know since it is out of context. You can't judge someone on that one line.