Humility - A story

Nice Article Sir.... Thanks for sharing

The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)did not behave towards others as if he was better than they were, nor did he spurn manual work.  One of his companions reported that Prophet Muhammad worked happily with servants or workers.  Other companions related that the Prophet tidied his house, tied camels, feed animals, ate meals with his servants, and helped them in kneading dough and bringing provisions from the market.  It was also reported that he used to visit the sick, attend funerals, ride on a donkey, slow down his pace for the sake of the weak and accept invitations from the poor.

“And the slaves of God are those who walk on the earth in humility and calmness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.” (Quran 25:63)

Humility comes from knowing about God and recognising His greatness, venerating Him, loving Him and being in awe of Him; and it comes from knowing about oneself and one’s own faults, and weaknesses.  God gives this characteristic to those who struggle to become close to Him through deeds of piety and righteousness. A companion close to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)heard him say,

“Wealth does not decrease because of charity, and God increases His slave in honour when he forgives others.  And no one humbles himself before God but God will raise him (in status).” (Saheeh Muslim )

A nice article with wonderful thought process, which is practical. Human was always unhappy which resulted in good discoveries and innovations, if you look that way. Thanks Sarika for referral.

This is one way to console yourself if you can't analyse, realize and resolve your own problems. If Gyan yog doesn't work then karma yog works. Bhakti is last resort for the persons who are prone to believe blindly the year's told stories about peace and blind faith. aadiguru shankar was every moment insisted to apply logic and sharpen the brain. he always insisted for analytical approach supported by evidence not simply follow what the orthodox people say. 

thanks for sharing sir :)lovely

Thanx for sharing  a valuable lesson...

very well said...thanks Sarika for referral..

Mr. Murthy I have a single doubt on this and I'll be grateful wholeheartedly if you or somebody kindly clears it. Rather you may consider that it got me confused.
 Is this having any parity between today's social context where being in humility means to be self humiliation or a strata where a person is infected by an inferiority complex (Only for the lower and mid level persons as the high ups in society term it as down to earth factor)? 
All I want is to be cleared upon the difference in parallel perspective of today's social context.

To be humble is acceptable without any question. But to be satisfied with your results rules out any improvement.any step towards spirituality is a step towards improvement, from ignorance to enlightment. 

THANKS FOR REFERRAL.

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN. IT BUILDS  DAILY IN PRAYERS HUMILITY SACRIFICE AND LOVE. MOORTHY SIR AND SARIKA THANKS FOR SHARING

Thanks Sarika

HUMILITY is virtue of all great Men world has produced. It creates immense value to  be Humane to one another even in this materialistic world.  

Thanks,Sarika for referral.I am of the firm opinion that humility wins the day in and day out.The story is insignia of a 'NOBLE MAN' and 'NOVEL MAN'.

thnks sujatha for sharing such story.

Mr Murthy, Thanks for sharing our texts are full with knowledge yet most prefer imported brand of education and learning for their children where ATTITUDE and not HUMILITY matters.

Dear Mr. Murthy,

The story has a real moral value, if someone wants to learn lesson. But, the irony of fate is that the people filled with positional pride forget that humilty is a great weapon to win every one, while pride is a great enemy of even for themselves.

You can practice humility only in a society that accepts it, that treasures it. A society that just preaches humility is as good as the one that opposes it.

Nice one. Let me share a beautiful quotation on humility." Humility is a strange thing,the minute you think you have got it,you have lost it".

Very nice story. Thank you Murthy sir for the story. 

And thanx for the referral, Sarika.

It is the blessing of almighty the world is networked.The very act of getting up in the morning is his blessings we humans are just tools before him.

Great fable. Thank you. It took 600 years for Sage Bharadwaja to realize that knowledge is infinite, cannot be "conquered", and the only path to ultimate realization is complete surrender. The more we "learn", the more we should be reminded of the vastness of knowledge and our own ignorance. Indeed, of all the virtues, humility is perhaps the most noble because it rids us of the otherwise destructive ego. Thanks again.

very nice,many of us experienced this kind of feelings,he who understand his limitation would be happy in life.Thanks for the story.Rajagopalan

THATS A NICE STORY...THANK YOU SIR.

nice story

Nice story... BE POSITIVE IN LIFE

Get into the world of krishna,  It takes care of everything.  Nice article, to feel optimistic in life.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION OF FACTS

Beautiful.. thanks you for sharing.

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks for sharing this story. Small things in life makes more changes. 

Nice story with a deep meaning...Thank you Sir..

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us".  I'm thankful to you,Mr. Murthy, for sharing another wonderful wisdom!  

Nice short story...gives lot of positive energy! thanks Mr.Murthy..