There’s been a trend in recent years for sports stars and
those in the entertainment industry to overuse the word ‘humble.’ When giving
their speeches or responding to questions, they commonly reply ‘I’m humbled’ or
‘it’s humbling.’ It sounds disingenuous; it looks like an over-inflated ego
making a poor attempt to hide itself; at best, it’s become a platitude.
I’ve just been reading about Malala Yusufzai, the
14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who continued to speak out for educating women, in
spite of death threats from the Taliban. And now she’s been shot. Such courage
beggars belief, and that’s humbling.
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