Today is not a day to brag or to boast.
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February 22nd is the day when everyone can celebrates Be Humble Day.
Be Humble Day is the day to show humbleness. This day is not a day to boast or swash, not even the day to talk about your accomplishments and success. Itâ??s the day meant only for humble experience.
Humbleness is a good thing and virtue. People will prefer a humble person to a self-aggrandizing person. Humbleness will assist you in life well. Practice humbleness each day and every day.
Definition of AGGRANDIZE
transitive verb
1: to make great or greater : increase, enlarge <aggrandizean estate>
2: to make appear great or greater : praise highly
3: to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of<exploited the situation to aggrandize himself>
Be Humble Day is the day when you can start to develop important qualities. Being Humble means that you do not recall that you are better or more important than others. Be Humble Day can be celebrated by not being so egocentric and thinking that the world rotates around you.
Definition of HUMBLE
1: not proud or haughty : not arrogant
2: reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission <a humble apology>
Examples of HUMBLE
Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble.
He is very humble about his achievements.
She is too humble to let praise go to her head.
Please accept my humble apologies.
Her humble suggestion is that we review the data more carefully.
He comes from a humble background.
She's not ashamed of her humble beginnings.
Nowadays in our society, being humble is viewed as a typical weakness. Being humble does not mean that you have to be a door mat, being humble means, that you are reverential to others.
Definition of REVERENTIAL
1: expressing or having a quality of reverence <reverentialawe>
2: inspiring reverence
Definition of REVERENCE
1: honor or respect felt or shown : deference; especially :profound adoring awed respect
2: a gesture of respect (as a bow)
3: the state of being revered
4: one held in reverence â??used as a title for a clergyman
In keeping with the intent the creator of Be Humble Day holiday could not brag about his creation. As a result the creator remains unknown.
Today Is: Be Humble Day
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