Pass on the baton

Humility comes from the awareness that we are building on top of the great work done by those who came before us.

The work will continue to advance long after we are gone. As Newton said we are “standing on the shoulders of giants”. It’s imperative we do our part to the best of our abilities.

Run as fast as you can and then pass on the baton. The next runner is waiting.

Humility also comes from knowing that we are just one of nature’s many expressions of complex survival machines. As much as we would like to think that we are the best expression, it’s quite possible we might be the worst of them all.

One might ask - ‘why bother with all this philosophy?’. It’s easy to conclude with our limited knowledge of our existence that there is no meaning to life. Life will not be fun then. Finding meaning makes life worth living and joyful. So, it’s a life hack 😊.