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 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:13 am
Before going any further, please take a look at this video from LucyMisser. After you're done, tell me your thoughts on how the Japanese treat humility, and their concept of humility in general.
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:24 pm
I am mixed on the issue of humility. I believe that humility is good to show respect for other people (chiefly your elders). It allows oneself to show a sense of honor. I also believe that humility can be a negative thing because it numbs one spirit. In a sense it destroys your spirit of individuality.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:06 pm
..Has its good sides but also makes people apologize all the time , whether they mean it or not , thus makes people take an apology less serious than we do , which makes it hard to be forgiven after messing up ... >.<
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:31 pm
..is wonderful and necessary in society. Now of course we can't have people apologizing every two seconds and all, but we can't have a bunch of arrogant pricks, either.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:35 am
I think its a good thing. Over here, people have their heads so far up their asses they never see daylight.
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:06 am
eh~ I think too much of either way is bad, being too proud or being too humble can be annoying either way but each I undrstand so it doesn't really matter to me...
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:53 pm
I think that my this definition "not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive" -Webster dictionary. That being humble is a good thing. If we all accept that we aren't the best at every thing and didn't get "haughty" there would be alot less violence.
I don't know if I could be humble and there are plenty of people who have a hard time at it. So I don't know if it's posible to be truly humble.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:12 am
For me, I believe humility is vital and must be prevalent in our society...judging on the grounds of a new generation that we live in today, many people rather aspire to be above one another and at times in the process lose the respect and honor to where it's due...I'm not saying that it shouldnt be practiced or what not, but rather be ideal if we never lose sight of it. We keep what our ancestors have preserved and protected throughout the past centuries...
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:24 am
America and Japan are on seperate ends of the humility scale.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:47 pm
Dylan of Argentina America and Japan are on seperate ends of the humility scale. That actually might depend on the individual person.
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:04 am
Humility, like all things, is best in moderation. Since childhood I have had a bad habit of saying "I'm sorry" for every single thing I do, from accidentally bumping into someone to things that are not even my fault.
But I've always been taught (by parents and teachers) that if someone gives you a compliment, you should say "thank you" and not explain why you are undeserving of it. This chick profusely apologizing for recieving the honor of Top 100 directors is just bogus.
The key to humility is using it only when it is actually called for. For instance, if you honestly make a mistake or cause someone an inconvenience, you should apologize. However, a certain level of self-confidence is necessary, or people will think you are just a wimp. If this chick had just accepted the honor (without boasting), I would have been impressed, but since she started to list reasons why she did not deserve it, I figured "Yea, she's right, she probably didn't, the quality is bad and she rambles." If she hadn't have pointed these things out, I would not have noticed.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:32 am
I think it can be both a good thing and a bad thing. Depending on how it is used.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:20 pm
Like the poll says, it's good in moderation
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