Modesty is a good state. It is the quality of being not proud or confident about yourself, and moderate in the estimation of one's ability. On the other hand, if someone slaps you, will you give him the other cheek out of modesty? If someone takes your land, will you succumb out of modesty? Are there limits or red lines for shyness or timidity?
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Ni hao Kitty, wa tongy. I agree with you, Kitty. If someone insults me, I insult him, owing to an eye for an eye. But if I am able to do that and more and I did not use anything like that. That person knows it, then that we call modesty. Let us put it that way, suppose I am strong, brave and that guy is a coward and not strong enough to fight me. Here, we call that modesty.
KITTY said:
Thanks Mr. Josef for pressing the like button. I guess you used to like Sir John Lennon a lot.
Feelin danke meine dame, Rose. We should never be silent when we are attacked or hit. Only coward people who behave like that. As you mentioned, it is not necessary the retaliation be physically but by any mean to show that person that we are able to pay back. By the way, you have given a philosophical comment. One more thing Rose, is it possible to be one of your friends? Thanks.
Rose said:
Everything at the right time. Times of modesty is nothing without the times of immodesty. The secret is the right mixture and for what or whom we are modest or immodest and by what means we repulse.
No one must give the second cheek after he got slapped on the first.
I know, this expression doesn't mean always to get beaten physically. It is also used to express psychically violence.
It isn't modest to give the second cheek ... it is just a sign of missing self-confidence, pride or even missing possibilities to repel it. In the sense of the beating person is it sign of oppressing... it is a sign of contempt. It reminds me mankind's times when people had used to own other people as if they were goods.
It's our good right to defend ourselves. Defense doesn't mean always beating or fighting in a physical way... but we should never be silent and tolerate it.
Cam on Teresa! I agree with your nice comment. No one likes to be insulted or humiliated. If some oppression occurs, we should fight it with different means. Remember that guy you saw stealing the bag from that lady. Our duty is to do whatever we can to prevent that. Teresa, one more thing, I hope you accept to be one of my friends, will you?
Teresa said:
Absolutamente certo, meu amigo Francisco Gouveia. Nelson Mandela was a great leader. When he was out of jail we thought that he was going to take revenge, but amazingly he was profuse and forgiving. I agree with you, my dear good friend. Is it possible to be one of your friends? Thanks for your comment.
Francisco Gouveia said:
Saya memang setuju dengan anda, Andy. If we do not defend ourselves, others will keep on repeating their violence and brutality. We never keep silent as you said. In some countries, suppose some slabs you, and you go to the authorities complaining. They will bring him and after they prove that you were hit They will tell you to hit him back the same way he had done to you. Thanks Andy.
andy said:
Khudaki ke gasam, main tum ku itifag hain. I agree with that. Some people like to use their fist at once. It's the strategy as you said. One of us should adopt a good and peaceful one. My friend, White Knight, we are in a hurry to carry out our things. We don't have any strategy. Thanks for your wise comment.
The resolution of conflict should be as peaceful as possible , it depends on the situation as to what strategy a person must adopt to resolve a problem.
Donnobad Laboni! Thanks, my dear friend for pressing the like button of modesty.
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