As amazing as Peter’s faith and courage were, it’s the stark contrast in his cry for help when said faith failed him that caught my attention. One of my favorite stories from the Bible is Peter’s courage in walking on water toward Jesus. While my example might be trivial, this happens a lot in workspaces where employees have made assumptions about their professional proficiencies on their CVs( Who hasn’t written 'works tremendously well under pressure, can multitask' with the efficiency of Thano’s infinity gauntlet) only to be faced with a task that requires it and come up short. There are times I've felt like conversations have been patterned around the perception I feel I should have, not the actual thoughts I do have. I recall Yettie-Bans once referring to it as me tiptoeing around eggshells with some of our conversations. I’ve realized over time that I've gotten better at making female friends, but there’s still that barrier, a limit to the levity I can take. Typing it out loud has me quivering about where I’d be posting this and who I'd be inviting to read drafts of this before it's published. While I'm surrounded by people that excel at this trait, admitting to someone else I suck at talking to girls is knowledge I'd rather keep to myself. Casually walking up to strike a conversation is a skill that has eluded me for quite some time. One of the things I currently struggle with is interaction with the opposite sex, especially attractive women, or ladies with an extrovertive tendency. In terms of learning, it's one of the prerequisites to gaining leaps and bounds of knowledge. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines humility as freedom from pride and arrogance. So at the risk of not knowing, it’s easier to mask our ignorance, face front and move on.
When you’re younger, it's pardonable to be less knowledgeable, but with the passing of time, wisdom’s expected. One of the perspectives I have about humility is the ability to admit one’s lack of knowledge on a subject matter, especially when it’s socially presumable you should.
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