Arrogant 'kids' at the helm

Published: Friday | March 27, 2009


The Editor, Sir:

After reading the article 'Bragging Rights - PNP MPs the butt of Labourite jokes' where it said that James Robertson and Robert Montague taunted the Opposition, it just makes me wonder whether Jamaica has elected kids to run the country.

Here are a few quotes that were written about humility which is so badly needed:

"A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility." - Lawrence G. Lovasik

"Those who honour themselves will be humbled, but people who are humble themselves will be honoured." - Luke 14:11

"True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be." - Ralph W. Sockman

"Everything that we do affects our fate for better or for worse. The circumstances into which we are born also exert a tremendous influence; we come into the world with debits and credits for which we are not responsible already posted to our account: this teaches us humility." - Marguerite Yourcenar

"He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking." - Lisa Edmondson

"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance." - St Augustine

You may be laughing and making fun of the Opposition now but things can change. You can lose your job just as easy because of discontent. Show a little humility to your fellow man.

I am, etc.,

GLEN HARRISON

gharrison44@yahoo.com

Grayson

Georgia