Humility

February 20

I am thankful for humility. Humility is that characteristic that enables us to see ourselves in relation to the whole and not exaggerate ourselves or our importance. I do feel it is important for us to realize the good that we do but we should never get so self absorbed that we overstate our importance. Looking at the night sky is one of the easiest and most universally available method for minimizing our self importance. How can we look at the stars in the sky, the magnitude of the universe, where the distance is so enormous that the light of stars can take years, hundreds or thousands of years or more just for us to see them with the eye or with the aid of a telescope, and not be humbled? If that doesn't humble us, I don't know what can. That can be compared to the scope, influence, and power of God as compared to ourselves.

This photo was taken on a normal clear but semi-hazy night, the kind you can expect in the city on a relatively clear evening. With my naked eye, I could see perhaps about 10-15 stars. I was amazed when I processed this photo that I can count more than 100 stars just in this photo. With a telescope or had I taken the photo in the country, I imagine you could see many fold more stars. There are actually billions upon billions of stars in the universe. That is mind boggling to me.

humility

there are few things i can’t do

i know for a fact that i sure am great

i am very very strong

able to lift twenty times my own weight

of all the things to do

there are so few things that i can’t

but i need to stay humble

after all, i’m only an ant.

© rt tulley