Tag: humility
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Better than You?
The old movie was a tragic story of pride. An older sergeant realizes the war effort was lost and tried to preserve as many lives of his men as possible from the futile final efforts of the battle. An younger officer, newly arrived, wanted to return home with medals and glory, leading him to foolishly…
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In praise of obscurity
Many of us are tempted to measure our worth, to validate our existence, with external measures: who knows our name, what degrees hang on our wall, how much money is in our bank accounts, the title on the office door, the neighborhood in which live – and that list goes on. That way of life…