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Learning Humility

This poem explores the divide between respect and arrogance hidden within rivalry and the human tendency to compare oneself with others. The desire not to lose to someone can inspire growth and determination, yet when it turns into contempt or discrimination, one’s humanity begins to distort. The poem suggests that true growth does not come from defeating others, but from confronting oneself through respect for others. It is a reflection on the importance of humility, a virtue often lost within competitive societies.

 

“Learning Humility”

 

“More than that person…”

 

I will not deny the spirit of rivalry.

It stirs the desire to improve oneself.

A fighting spirit becomes the strength to challenge.

It drives one to focus on what must be done.

But—

is there respect for the other person?

 

“More than that person…”

 

I cannot accept a condescending attitude.

To scorn others from a position of superiority.

To flaunt wealth and discriminate.

To attack with lies mixed into malice.

There is not the slightest trace

of respect for others there.

 

“More than that person…”

 

I will not deny the desire

to overturn disadvantage.

 

To change the measure

by which superiority and inferiority are judged.

To discern the breadth of true dignity.

To weigh the depth of wisdom and judgment.

 

Can respect for another person

become the power to reverse one’s fate?

 

“More than that person…”

 

The inferiority born from hatred

is difficult to forgive.

 

There is not even a fragment of dignity.

A ravaged face reveals nothing but hostility.

Is domination through force

a distorted pleasure?

 

From the very beginning,

there was no respect for others.

 

“More than that person…”

 

I will not deny the determination

to rise upward.

 

It is good when one’s purpose in life is clear.

But first, one must recognize one’s own true abilities.

 

Rather than lamenting what is lacking,

nurture what already exists within you.

 

Through respect for others,

face who you are now.

 

Written on April 26, 2026.

Can one confront and grow oneself through respect for others?

 

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