Humility dismisses nothing, but takes even small things seriously. It is the recognition that whatever is in life and is in front of you, is to be respected as something that will take you forwards; that inside big things there is sometimes little, but inside little, there is often enormity.

Humility puts a hand out to nothing extra, but simply takes what’s there. Whether that be food or clothing or understanding. Sometimes there is a lot available and sometimes only little. It doesn’t matter. Even when you understand nothing, there is no worry, for in humility there is the trust that if a person feels themselves to be a child of God, every thing will come anyway, at the right time. And knowledge mistimed is as dangerous as ignorance.

Humility is also a basis for things to happen on; carefulness and simple being to create from. For in it there is no expectation of brilliance and therefore accomplishment comes more naturally, unthreatened by what will be said or thought by others. A humble person is lovely to be with, for beside them one is at ones best and yet because they respect themselves, nothing done belittles them, but further speaks of their beauty because the achievement is half theirs already.

Every creative task needs humility behind it, for humility is plainness and on plainness the colors and shape of the work are clear to see and mould. If a new world were to come, it would need vitally this quiet basis to form itself on that could stay the same whilst things were changing.

Humility is special therefore and yet at times its disguise is so ordinary. For when something valuable is forming, ordinariness and noise is sometimes needed to detract attention as it grows. The humility in a person, carefree of reputation, can wear the disguise easily so that nothing of the real work is seen.

Humility is the willingness to be used in any way that’s necessary, however out of character it may seem; for in humility, individuality has been exchanged for the task it is involved in. Quietness in this case, is an unquestioning acceptance of whatever has to be done.

Humility is rare, because to have it you have to want nothing. If you do have it, you get everything.