When people talk about poverty, they usually mean that their bank account is empty. What is much more depressing about poverty, however, is that one's courage is empty: one is poor in courage. In my diagram of purpose quadrants (LINK), there is a quadrant in which economic poverty is linked to the life of the true self, but this is not the rule. Being poor in courage means not trusting yourself enough, it means not asking yourself: What does my inner self, my soul, my higher self want? What is actually my destiny? And if you don't ask yourself this and align your life with the answers, you are dependent on the outside and allow yourself to be suppressed. And this is how you get nowhere in terms of emotional and economic fulfillment. Those who are poor are "beneath themselves."
Pride usually comes when you have been successful and have achieved something, often combined with economic success. Courage is at the top, far above, and therefore just as far away from one's own self as poverty. Those who are arrogant place themselves "above themselves", above their own soul. They are at war with the world, with people, with circumstances. The arrogant are doing well on the outside, but they negate their true self and fight with the world, people, circumstances and the laws of economics. As the saying goes: pride comes before a fall. And indeed, those who fight this battle for a long time cannot win it, and it is only a matter of time before they fail. Pride always means overlooking signals that indicate in good time that you need to change course.
The term humility is often used in the sense of "to make someone small," to humiliate. In my opinion, however, this should rather mean "to humiliate": to bring someone to the point where they betray themselves. Self-responsible humility is very courageous! It means accepting that I submit to my soul, to my higher self: I accept who I am and what my very own, true self is. I do not make myself small or poor by submitting, but I accept what is my task and live my nature. And I am prepared to stand up to the whole world if this is necessary in order to remain true to myself. That takes courage!
And it also means accepting that I cannot unhinge the universe, but that certain laws prevail to which I am subject: Laws of economics, of probability, of society, of nature. If I live in humility in harmony with the laws, I can find the highest degree of personal freedom. Within the framework of the given possibilities, there is a maximum of freedom for me. I can live my full potential and take my place in life.
I am neither oppressed nor overconfident, I am not dependent on what others think of me, I am in harmony with myself, in harmony with my soul. I am not far removed from myself, as in the case of poverty or arrogance, but live myself.
Personally, I have gone through the first two states. There were times when I was poor and there were times when I was prideful. I really hope to be "through" these states and accept more and more the state of humility. And it is in this state that I am now braver, happier and more fulfilled than ever before, and Purpose Driven Profit is best realized from this position. Humility is a highly satisfying, fulfilling state that does not mean having to be extremely modest. No, it is precisely in humility that one can be extremely successful economically, and only in this way can one avoid arrogance.
I hope that if you are in poverty or pride, you can quickly leave these stages behind you and embrace and live the power of humility. To all those who are already living their purpose, their true self, in humility, I wish you continued strength and joie de vivre. Be a role model for us all.
