Love is best when mixed with anguish.
we won't call you a Lover
if you escape the pain.
Rumi
A tree, when it has no fruit to offer, remains erect. But when the tree is laden with fruit, it bends down.
When you really have something to offer to the world, then you can become truly humble.
If you are all pride and ego, then nobody will be able to get anything worthwhile from you. When you have genuine humility, it is a sign that you have something to offer to humanity.
Humble people handle stress more effectively and report higher levels of physical and mental well-being. They also show greater generosity, helpfulness, and gratitude—all things that can only serve to draw us closer to others.
Great rewards of humility are inner freedom from protecting those parts that we try to hide from ourselves and others. In other words, we develop a quiet, understanding, and compassionate heart.