The Importance of Humility
As the revolutionary Nelson Mandela once said “The first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”
Sadly, Humility is an underrated quality in our society by many. But, in fact, humility is one of the most powerful and important attributes of growth. Being humble helps to build trust and facilitates learning, which are key aspects of leadership and personal development.
Then What is Humility?
The definition of humility is the feeling or attitude that you have no special importance that makes you better than others or having a lack of pride. At first glance, humility seems like a negative quality, almost like a sign of weakness rather than a strength.
It was in the same perspective that, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of Mortuary Workers Association Mr. Ebenezer Essilifie reveales that death surely awaits everyone and that no amount of power and wealth can save anyone if it knocks.
Speaking in an interview with the press monitored closely by Frencheducationgh.com, Mr. Essilifie highlighted the need for human beings irrespective of our background in society, we should be able to humble ourselves and bear no grudges against each other.
According to him, pride and exhibition of arrogance will take human beings nowhere as they will one day have their last baths done for them before they are interred.
He noted; “It is only when you are alive you can do a lot. If are full of pride, boastful and loud it is not important. There is no one who has over 10 cars, or several mansions and when he dies, they will bury him with even one or even one of his mansions. I have vowed never to have issues with anyone. If you claim to be more powerful beware it would take you nowhere because death surely awaits you. Be humble and submissive because one day you will end up in the mortuary and then to the grave like others. Let us learn to love each other and be humble”.
In addition, he spoke about sudden death of the youth in recent times that; “the young ones die a lot these days, especially the young boys. Those from age 15 and above are mostly teenagers. I become traumatized preparing such teenagers for preservation. It is a very pathetic situation to see someone who is just about to start life die prematurely. The kind of lifestyles of these youth is the cause of these deaths. Some of them in their quest to get rich fast, others as a result of promiscuous lifestyles, snatching of people’s wives and so many unhealthy habits cause these deaths”.
By: Michael Djan
French Tutor and Digital Marketing Blogger/Content Writer and GhanaWeb Professional Reporter/ frencheducationgh.com