Humbling Experiences

[swimstroke]

humbling experience? everyday. when i see how many people i pass on the streets that have so much less than i have. makes me thankful to God and my family.

Amen. Maraming pictures sa mind ko, inaalala ko bawat nakaaawang tao na nakikita ko sa kalsada para kapag pakiramdam ko pinagdaramutan ako ni Lord, mapahiya ako sa sarili ko.

[mbeige]

I find it funny that people reply that they're humble. Isn't it that if you're humble, dapat di niyo na sinabi? (not starting a debate here, baka mainis si Niky hehe)

Losing somebody is a humbling experience, like when my grandma passed away a few weeks ago. Anything you treasure, once it's lost and you know it will never come back, you realize you can lose something much more precious than what/who you just lost. And then you'll appreciate those you still have even more.

Having a conversation with an elderly relative (my dad's aunt loves to chat with me, pero I don't have much time anymore) is also humbling. They're genuine people who have the wisdom you have yet to learn and experience you have yet to undergo. While they may have traditional ways, that's partly the same reason they persisted and survived.

Bad days can also become humbling experiences. Ako when those days happen I like to reflect on what has just transpired, be alone, do something like fix my car, clean the room, be productive lang, etc just so I know I still have the capacity to do something despite the bad events.

Those "oo nga ano" moments are truly humbling as well. You thought you knew it all.

I could go on and on, but there are too many to list. Just naming a few off the top of my head.

Nice thread, by the way.

[badkuk]

as the philosopher once said, when we increase our knowledge, we see how little we know. we see how much we still have to learn. and once we really know a lot, we can safely say: "I know that I know nothing." Isn't that a paradox as well?

ah, Aristotle; i remember you well B)

[yebo]

di naman sila nagre-reply siguro para magyabang na humble sila, sinasabi lang nila na minsan ang tingin nila sa sarili nila ay mataas pero dumating ang araw na nalaman nila na kaya pala nila na magpakumbaba. nasa bumabasa siguro kung ano ang interpretasyon.

nuon mayabang ako. sagad. UP grad, engineering. nung nag-graduate ako pahirapan maghanap ng trabaho kaya di lang minsan namin naranasan ng mga ka-batch ko na tatanungin kung sino ang UP grad, at pagkatapos ay sasabihan yung mga ibang aplikante na pwede na silang umuwi at mga graduates lang ng UP ang tatanggapin. well, maipagyayabang kong sabihin na ni isa sa aking mga ka-batch ay hindi nagdalawang-isip na tumayo na rin at umalis. sa totoo lang nakakahiya kasi maging UP-grad kung ganun ang gagawin.

sa hirap ng trabaho sa pilipinas ay nag-abroad ako. saudi. site engineer sa king saud university ang title pero all-around technician ang tunay na trabaho. all-around, as in jack of all trades. sama dun ang magkumpuni ng kubeta at imburnal. nung minsang nagbara ang imburnal ay nataon pa naman na inutusan ko ang aking 2 tubero sa isang site na malayo sa riyadh. e di syempre ako yung lider, e di follow myself. umasa ako na pag nakita ako ng iba kong trabahador ay tutulungan nila ako. e di nga naman nila trabaho yung mag-alis ng bara ng imburnal kaya nagtakbuhan lahat at ako lang ang naiwan. ako ang lider, sa akin ang responsibilidad. sa madaling kwento ay sugod syempre, kaya ko yun, *** LANG E, ano papatalo ako no way ba! e pagdating ko sa kalagitnaan, sa alala ko ay manhole #13 yata (para naman sabihin natin na malas talaga di ba, saka para mas maganda ang kwento) e lampas tao na ang lalim ng butas. baba ang mayabang na yebo na sa oras na yun ay naka-sampung suka na sa baho at sa laki ng mga ebak ng arabo na nakita. e yun palang bara ay wala pang isang metro ang layo sa butas kaya nung sinundot e agad bumususok. ligo ang mayabang na yebo sa pinaghalong tubig ng kusina at kasilyas. bagamat naiiyak at nagagalit sa sarili bakit inabot ng ganun ay masaya na din pagkatapos dahil naisip ko na kahit ano pa man ang aking marating ay habang buhay kong nasa isip na minsan ako ay naligo sa imburnal. at kung kaya ko yun e di hindi ako magugutom dahil kahit kelan ay wala akong trabahong aatrasan. ok, yun lang. yabang pa rin no?

[badkuk]

I find it funny that people reply that they're humble. Isn't it that if you're humble, dapat di niyo na sinabi?

on the contrary; we are humble enough to admit(and post) our most humbling experiences :D

[GlennSter]

oist people of tsikot..iba ang ibig sabihin ng humbleD sa humble, ha.

diko tinatanong kung humble ka o mayabang. tinatanong ko yung mga experiences na na "humbled" ka...mukhang mamimis interpret tayo nito.hehehe

ninong yebo...iba ka talaga!herhehrerh

[empy]

I find it funny that people reply that they're humble. Isn't it that if you're humble, dapat di niyo na sinabi?

ahihihi :hihihi:


Glenn, pinagdaanan ko din yan. ewan ko sa Canada but here in the US it's common practice for kids/young adults to do an entry level job either while or right after they go to school. ako, lab ko talaga ang mga tsikot so i decided to take a job as an "apprentice" (alila? hehe) in an auto detailing/body shop, where i learned the trade.

the other temp job that i had was at a legal records firm - the companies that subpoena records and help plaintiff's attorneys build their case. ako yung taga-xerox at taga-bind, hehe. they stuck me in a back room with 3 girls and we would entertain ourselves by reading some of the more interesting cases - i would always make sure everyone saw the worst, most rotten.com worthy accident pics, and we would all giggle while reading the ***ual harrassment lawsuits :hihihi:

the interesting thing is that i was able to translate my first experience into my first "real" job as a franchise development manager for an automotive firm.

[oldblue]

kagabi ko pa iniisip kung ano makukwento ko sa thread na'to ah, up to now wala pa din.

[FLiPMaRC]

GlennSter, sa Canada ka pala. Have you always been there, or just recently?


My humbling experience was about two days ago. I went on a job interview. With my 8 years experience in IT, I was told I didn't have the experience they were looking for

[slamtaz]

as the philosopher once said, when we increase our knowledge, we see how little we know. we see how much we still have to learn. and once we really know a lot, we can safely say: "I know that I know nothing." Isn't that a paradox as well?

*helios: yup, for me its kinda like: the more we drink to quench our thirst; the more we get thirsty..

i'm thankful having stumbled on this early in my life which i believe is a humbling experience in itself because it was then that i realized that "each time we learn new things in life, it creates the awareness in us that there is now an exponentially far greater number of new things to learn"

for me, its an awareness that if we were to represent in terms of hierarchy, the amount of knowledge that each and everyone has learned, it would somehow form what seems to be an infinitely broad spectrum. and as what other tsikoteers here have mentioned, there will always be a lot more people out there much much smarter and knowledgeable than us..

[empy]

humbling experience din yung first time ko mag :***:

after the first 3 minutes, nahiritan ako ng "what?! are you finished already??" :bwahaha:

[Flagg]

humbling experience din yung first time ko mag :***:

after the first 3 minutes, nahiritan ako ng "what?! are you finished already??" :bwahaha:

Naku sir m54, ngayon alam na namin san nanggaling iyong strength of character...

Simple lang po kwento ko: nabara me ni sir jun aka pekto in a debate about my ex-avatar... ehehe pahiyang-pahiya me nun.

Nevertheless, tawag ko pa rin sa kanya ay sir.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I know I've had many humbling experiences in my life. But, I can't seem to nail down specifics.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Naku sir m54, ngayon alam na namin san nanggaling iyong strength of character...

Simple lang po kwento ko: nabara me ni sir jun aka pekto in a debate about my ex-avatar... ehehe pahiyang-pahiya me nun.

Nevertheless, tawag ko pa rin sa kanya ay sir.

Lekat. There's nothing humbling about that. If it's humbling to you, then I've had more than a few humbling experiences here myself....... I might as well join the club.....

[Jun aka Pekto]

Ok. I can remember some..... I thought I was a bad-ass road warrior who can drive a full 24-hours stopping only for gas and able to deal with any situation.

But, the incident in 1988 when I dozed off and found my car bouncing between the freeway lanes and again in 1994 when I hit a long stretch of black ice quickly brought me down to earth.

That's twice where I could've been killed by my own stupid hand...... Now, I rarely drive past 5 hours before stopping for rest.

[rusem]

i once invited one of my technicians to join lunch w/ me. and out nowhere, we started to talk about his life... and i was struck about everything he shared. his life's difficulties, his sickness, on how he goes by his measly salary... seriously, after that, i ask my self what did i do to deserve more. why everything couldn't just be all the same / equal... very humbling.

[docgorio]

As a doctor in the Philippines you are treated as a demi-god anywhere you go, from your clinic to the hospital to your classmates back in HS and even your neighbors...

Now that I work aboard a foreign cruise line as a ship's physician, I'm on the other end of the stick. I can see how the cabin and dining room stewards work like slaves for tips and the cooks work long hours in the hot, steamy galley just to satisfy the wishes and whims of our passengers. We at the medical department cannot act like gods as if we're in a hospital because we are just part of a product whose primary aim is to please, whatever the cost.

So every time I'm here in Manila and eat in a resto, I see to it that I get my food server's name, always say please and thank you each every time we ask him/her for something and always talk to them in a very respectful tone...

Sometimes I even stand up just to get some paper napkins...

[ts1n1ta]

oist people of tsikot..iba ang ibig sabihin ng humbleD sa humble, ha.

diko tinatanong kung humble ka o mayabang. tinatanong ko yung mga experiences na na "humbled" ka...mukhang mamimis interpret tayo nito.hehehe

hehehe was about to post the same thing.

ako madami! isip ako.. blanko utak ko e.

[redorange]

di naman sila nagre-reply siguro para magyabang na humble sila, sinasabi lang nila na minsan ang tingin nila sa sarili nila ay mataas pero dumating ang araw na nalaman nila na kaya pala nila na magpakumbaba. nasa bumabasa siguro kung ano ang interpretasyon.

nuon mayabang ako. sagad. UP grad, engineering. nung nag-graduate ako pahirapan maghanap ng trabaho kaya di lang minsan namin naranasan ng mga ka-batch ko na tatanungin kung sino ang UP grad, at pagkatapos ay sasabihan yung mga ibang aplikante na pwede na silang umuwi at mga graduates lang ng UP ang tatanggapin. well, maipagyayabang kong sabihin na ni isa sa aking mga ka-batch ay hindi nagdalawang-isip na tumayo na rin at umalis. sa totoo lang nakakahiya kasi maging UP-grad kung ganun ang gagawin.

sa hirap ng trabaho sa pilipinas ay nag-abroad ako. saudi. site engineer sa king saud university ang title pero all-around technician ang tunay na trabaho. all-around, as in jack of all trades. sama dun ang magkumpuni ng kubeta at imburnal. nung minsang nagbara ang imburnal ay nataon pa naman na inutusan ko ang aking 2 tubero sa isang site na malayo sa riyadh. e di syempre ako yung lider, e di follow myself. umasa ako na pag nakita ako ng iba kong trabahador ay tutulungan nila ako. e di nga naman nila trabaho yung mag-alis ng bara ng imburnal kaya nagtakbuhan lahat at ako lang ang naiwan. ako ang lider, sa akin ang responsibilidad. sa madaling kwento ay sugod syempre, kaya ko yun, *** LANG E, ano papatalo ako no way ba! e pagdating ko sa kalagitnaan, sa alala ko ay manhole #13 yata (para naman sabihin natin na malas talaga di ba, saka para mas maganda ang kwento) e lampas tao na ang lalim ng butas. baba ang mayabang na yebo na sa oras na yun ay naka-sampung suka na sa baho at sa laki ng mga ebak ng arabo na nakita. e yun palang bara ay wala pang isang metro ang layo sa butas kaya nung sinundot e agad bumususok. ligo ang mayabang na yebo sa pinaghalong tubig ng kusina at kasilyas. bagamat naiiyak at nagagalit sa sarili bakit inabot ng ganun ay masaya na din pagkatapos dahil naisip ko na kahit ano pa man ang aking marating ay habang buhay kong nasa isip na minsan ako ay naligo sa imburnal. at kung kaya ko yun e di hindi ako magugutom dahil kahit kelan ay wala akong trabahong aatrasan. ok, yun lang. yabang pa rin no?

Sir that is not mayabang. That is a true leader who leads by example rather than by words. The fact that you were willing to place yourself in such a situation probably gained more respect from your workers than any words that you could say.

As a doctor in the Philippines you are treated as a demi-god anywhere you go, from your clinic to the hospital to your classmates back in HS and even your neighbors...

Now that I work aboard a foreign cruise line as a ship's physician, I'm on the other end of the stick. I can see how the cabin and dining room stewards work like slaves for tips and the cooks work long hours in the hot, steamy galley just to satisfy the wishes and whims of our passengers. We at the medical department cannot act like gods as if we're in a hospital because we are just part of a product whose primary aim is to please, whatever the cost.

So every time I'm here in Manila and eat in a resto, I see to it that I get my food server's name, always say please and thank you each every time we ask him/her for something and always talk to them in a very respectful tone...

Sometimes I even stand up just to get some paper napkins...

Most people who have never worked in the food service industry really never understand the kind of work involved to get their food on the table. It's good that you can empathize with them and show your appreciation of their work.

My wife often wonders why I always make it a habit to leave a good tip whenever we dine out. I told her it's because I used to be one of the waiters and cooks in the kitchen when I was younger and know how important the tips are to these people. This was a good thing because when we dined out in ATC once I forgot my credit card in the resto and waitress chased us to return the card. As the saying goes "you can't get to where you are going if you don't know where you've been" and I always remember were I've been.