The Invaluable Resource

Humility is a virtue that is often overlooked until the moment when it is displayed. What makes humility so difficult is the fact that we as a race are proud and we give ourselves a false sense of entitlement to what is around us. To admit that things aren’t the way we perceive we first must admit that the other view is more accurate and that is not always the easiest thing to do. An example of this would be war. Each point of view intends to make the other point view appear evil or misguided while making their angle on the matter appear like the logical and well-meaning side. With that in mind we are brought to the point of the probability of success and failure: which is more of a perception issue than actual reality. The failure to do one thing means to successfully achieve another thing. Many times the reason we fail isn’t because what we were pursuing was out of reach, but rather our resources were not applied properly. For example, it was said that humans cannot fly, and now we take the idea of flying for granted. However, look at it this way: before flight was possible people had to fail. Does that mean that they failed because the probability of success didn’t favor them? No, what it meant was that they had the right resources, but they didn’t apply them in such a way that would make flight possible. Now that brings the point of people who go to college. Most would say that going to college is expensive and in some cases impossible. But while some may have the money to enter college, if they don’t apply themselves academically, they might as well not have the money. Then there are those who have the brains, but don’t have the financial resources. Though it may sound cold, almost everybody has the resources to go to college, but most prioritize other things. This results in the misapplication of resources in favor of something else; resulting in the failure to enter college. If we can identify, with some confidence the conditions that bring out the worse in us, we know what to do”. (181)