I'm an accomplished strength athlete and have in the past enjoyed showing my feats etc...deep down I have often thought how terrible I would feel if someone struggling in life were to see my achievements and felt bad. In fact bragging or people thinking I am boasting has always made me feel uncomfortable, but still I suppose people I know seeing I'm doing well deep down. Is this a legitimate feeling? I have been through a lot so I know my accomplishments could be a form of testimony, but at the same time I would not like to think I'm making others feel less then, and of course boasting.
Is this a legitimate feeling?
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I like the C.S Lewis approach:
"Humility isn't thinking less of yourself. It's thinking of yourself less."
To be humble is to esteem yourself honestly. To be able to look at your own accomplishments or yourself in the mirror, say it's good, and move on to other things.
It depends. If you're that guy that walks around asking random people if they lift, then you should probably understand that most people find that annoying.
Perhaps you could see your strength as a gift and use it to help others such as disabled people who need a strong person to help them.
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