The Calcutta Paradox

• “I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.” - Mother Theresa
• “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”
• Proud people focus on the failures of others and can readily point out those faults. Humble people are more conscious of their own spiritual need than of anyone else's.
• Proud people are self-righteous; they think highly of themselves and look down on others. Humble people think the best of others; they esteem others better than themselves.
• Proud people have a critical, fault-finding spirit. They look at everyone else's faults with a microscope and their own with a telescope. Humble people are compassionate-they have the kind of love that overlooks a multitude of sins; they can forgive much because they know how much they have been forgiven.
• Proud people feel confident in how much they know. Humble people are aware of how very much they have to learn.
• Proud people are self-conscious; they worry about what others think of them. Humble people are not preoccupied with what others think of them.
• Proud people keep others at arm's length. Humble people are willing to take the risks of getting close to others and loving intimately.
• Proud people are quick to blame others. Humble people accept personal responsibility and can acknowledge where they were wrong in a situation.
• Proud people wait for others to come and ask forgiveness when there is a misunderstanding or a breach in a relationship. Humble people take the initiative to be reconciled, no matter how wrong the other party may have been.
• Proud people are unapproachable or defensive when corrected. Humble people receive correction with a humble, open spirit.
• Proud people have a hard time saying "I was wrong; will you please forgive me?" Humble people are quick to admit their failure and to seek forgiveness when necessary.

Humble pie is good for health, and everything else :o