Friday, May 06, 2005

Humility at Work

I've been reading quotes on humility, a virtue I always strive for. And I want to share this one.

Helen Keller:
I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

If only the world could understand, then it would definitely be a better place to live in.

For everything there is a season,And a time for every matter under heaven:A time to be born, and a time to die;A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;A time to kill, and a time to heal;A time to break down, and a time to build up;A time to weep, and a time to laugh;A time to mourn, and a time to dance;A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;A time to seek, and a time to lose;A time to keep, and a time to throw away;A time to tear, and a time to sew;A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;A time to love, and a time to hate,A time for war, and a time for peace. (Ecclesiastes)

1 comment:

ennui said...

That was a nice quote (the latter one). Isn't it there's a song that has these lyrics? It's old though, sung around the 60's I think.