Personal Character Development:
The two key attributes are: Emotion Management & Humility
Emotion Management - Especially Anger Management
Pro 29:11 Fools are quick to express their anger, but wise people are patient and control themselves.
Pro 12:16 A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
Maturity is the ability to control ourselves, especially our emotions, of which anger is most common.
ZengSQ: Getting angry is to allow others mistakes to punish oneself.
Pro 29:22 An angry person causes arguments, and someone who is quick-tempered is guilty of many sins.
Art of War : [12.10] The ruler may not move his army out of anger; the general may not do battle out of wrath. 11] If it is advantageous, move; if it is not advantageous, stop. 12] Those angry will be happy again, and those wrathful will be cheerful again, but a destroyed nation cannot exist again, the dead cannot be brought back to life.
Uncontrolled anger will bring destruction and hurt. Anger is no sin.
It is the wrongful expression of anger that causes sin.
Humility Development
- Pro 29:23 Your pride can bring you down. Humility will bring you honor.
Pro 18:12 Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Luk 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
It is not done at the annual New Year resolution but is done daily. It is an accumulation of daily practices.
We find Daniel 6:10-12 He prayed 3 times daily. Before the day was over, he reflected and corrected.
A similar practice is done by the sages of Ancient China. Analects 1v4 曾子在回答孔子提问时说：“吾日三省吾身——为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？”Zengzi said,'Every day I examine myself on three counts. In what I have undertaken on another's behalf, have I failed to do my best? In my dealings with my friends have I failed to be trustworthy in what I say? Have I passed on to others anything that I have not tried out myself?'
Mind Value: 8 Keys for Sustainable Success by Lao Zi in Dao De Jing 22
- Emotion Management is best done through mindfulness practice.
- Humility is...
- Proverbs 22:4 (NIV): "Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life."Humility is recognizing our standing with reference to others. Acknowledging God and some others above ourselves. Giving respect and obedience to them.James 4:10 (NIV): "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."Humility is respecting and following the Lord's teaching, which leads to promotion and respect by others!Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV): "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."This verse is more specific --- humility is valuing others and prioritizing the well-being of others over selfish desires.
- 15谦 Humility - Ability with Gentleness
From the Book of Change 易经 - Ancient Chinese Wisdom
- 15谦 内高外低,有而不炫,谦虚行事,
- Humility is made up of “have”, “don’t talk” and “use”. We must develop our ability and build up our resources so that we can have them. Then we must, while not boasting about it, use it to do good things. It is not passive but quiet aggressive actions without drawing attention to self.
- 1. develop humility
- 2. let your action do the talking
- 3. accomplished and yet don’t claim credit but give credit
- 4. do more good things and encourage others to do too
- 5. do corrective actions to remove bad things
- 6. expand humility to others that they may have it too
#pass-on #succession
The mind map for Personal Development is:
Lao Zi explained to us the power of humility in
Lim Liat (c) 1 Jan 2024
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