HUMILITY IS THE SUPERPOWER

Humility is considered a state of being, highlighted by our behavior and approach to things. It is also considered one of the virtues of the human condition, along with kindness, patience, diligence, charity, temperance, and chastity. Let’s understand it from the story.

There was an old man in Kerala(India), noted for his serene temperament. Nothing could disturb his calm, not even the gravest provocation. He had in fact become a curiosity for everybody in the village.

One day a few young kids decided that they would make him angry. They caught hold of a rowdy, instructed him what to do, and promised to pay him Rs. 500 if he got the old man to lose his cool.

The old man used to have a bath in the river every morning, and the youngsters went and hid amidst the scrub on the river bank. When the old man was returning from the river, the young rowdy went up to him and throw mud on him. The old man just smiled and went back to have another dip in the river. When he emerged from the river a second time, the rowdy again throw mud at him. Again, the old man smiled and went back for another dip.

More than a hundred times the shocking incident was repeated. Ultimately the young rowdy was frustrated and stopped the despicable act. In a spirit of genuine repentance, he bows down before the old man and sought his pardon. The youngsters, too, came out of their hiding and asked for the old man’s pardon.

One youngster, who could not believe that a man could exhibit this amount of patience, asked the old man. “Sir, how could you tolerate the atrocious action of that rowdy?”

The old man replied calmly…

Now the part of my story ends but for you the question is …

1.) What is the old man’s reply?

2.) What is the implication of this story?

Tell me your answers and send them to connect@revealedge.com then I will send you the original answers and check them…