“…..serenity…..”

…..she didn’t take herself too seriously. She didn’t think she was the end-all, be-all, do-all.  She wasn’t egotistical, not in the slightest.  And why would she be, might I ask?  She knew there were over six billion fellow human beings inhabiting Earth’s finite surface, each bringing their own peculiar talents and capabilities to the Sisyphean task of furthering mankind’s ultimate destiny.  She was merely one out of over six billion. That surely didn’t make her special, didn’t make her entitled, didn’t make her indispensable.  She brought to the table her own unique skill set, to be sure, and those skills were undoubtedly formidable, yet she was still only one member of the choir, not its director.  Not its maestro.  Not its grandiose synchronizer.  And she could live with that, live with that quite easily actually.  Others could feel their lives were absolutely crucial to mankind’s ongoing survival, but she knew better.  She was a grunt down in the trenches fighting hard and soldiering forward every day, just like everyone else.  Only some people don’t recognize this fundamental truth, cannot acknowledge the fact they aren’t exceptional.  They believe they transcend those around them, transcend humanity.  Utter craziness!   No one is more special than the person standing next to them.  No one approaches demigod status.  Everyone can be replaced; everyone derives from the same basic carbon molecules.  She was a humble person, always had been and always would be.  Humility is key to a happy lifestyle, if you really want to know the bedrock secret to survival.  If one takes himself or herself too seriously, the disappointments in life eventually start to outweigh the legions of pleasures……