Humility and Gratitude are Strength
Many people speak about the importance of humility and gratitude , and they are words we have heard countless times. However, I had never heard them described as “strength” until I heard Chairman Hyun Jin Moon (Hyun Jin Nim) say it. When I first heard those words, I was deeply moved. Humility and gratitude can sometimes appear weak or passive on the surface. To clearly define them as “strength” can only come from deep conviction born of one’s own life experience. For many years, Hyun Jin Nim has taught the following: “The doors through which Satan enters are arrogance and self-pity.” In contrast, he has consistently emphasized that to repel Satan, one must always maintain a heart of humility and gratitude . Self-pity is the mindset that says, “Why does this have to happen to me?” or “No one is as unfortunate as I am.” Among the many fallen nature of human, he deliberately points out arrogance and self-pity , and repeatedly teaches that the way to overcome them is through humilit...