Radiant and Ageless Aunty, 82 years young
at home in her kitchen and ready to serve
I remember while my grandmother was alive, Aunty (who was
her sister) often cut my grandmother’s toenails and that was after she washed
and wiped all of Nana’s dishes.
How is that for an act of real humility?
Humility is a
quality that I see less and less of these days and one that I truly admire.
Aunty welcomed giving of herself. When I think of Aunty running next door cleaning up after and tending to her
gravely ill sister-in-law, all those late nights for what seemed like years, and fearlessly
wanting to help the homeless (treating the drunken man on the street as if he
were a newborn baby kitty in the rain) I
see humility in action.
Aunty simply had radar for those in
need and compassion for the burdened. Like the times she brushed her sisters hair or cleaned her house. Perhaps my Nana was tired, or
had a bad day. Aunty just did these genuine acts of kindness always on her own without being
asked. At the time I didn’t really think about it but I can clearly see now how
humble and virtuous Aunty really was. She was the epitome of selfless humility
(and so was my Uncle D). I want to be more
like them!
For readers of Ageless
with Aunty I am asking you to help make the world or certainly your world a
little more Aunty-like. See how it feels to step out of yourself…even for a few
hours and actually think of serving others.
Being humble is a true virtue and really does light up the
world. Besides, you can’t feel bad when you treat a fellow human being good.
A halo diminishes any lines or wrinkles. Just look at Aunty (ABOVE)
AND TRUTH BE TOLD
Aunty didn't look too much different than this
at the time of her death at 88 years old!
FROM THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS BLOG:
Humility is a quite noble attitude, it is respectable, uplifting, ineffable, divine; it is the attribute of individuals who are strong and wise. Can you think about people in your life that are very strong but humble at the same time? I can and its very easy to respect what they say and do. Humility means to profoundly and sincerely admit the value of the fellow people.
Are you humble? Can you be even more humble? This is something I am self-reflecting upon these days. Will you join me?
Side note: when I was a little girl Aunty would wash my hair with HALO shampoo....now I can think of this as getting a head start:)
