Humility

At dinner the other night, the subject of visiting Sir Winson Churchill's grave site came up.
We stumbled upon it outside of London, where the countryside opens up, at the Parish Church of St. Martins (Bladon).  What surprised me was the humble setting. 

After the largest ever state funeral help in the world up to that point, Sir Winston Churchill was laid to rest there in a private burial,  conducted by the rector. By contrast with the earlier service, only relatives and close friends were present. A very humble grave for one of the world's greatest men.

Churchill was once asked, "Doesn't it thrill you to know that every time you make a speech, the hall is packed to overflowing?"

Churchill responded, "It's quite flattering.  But whenever I feel that way, I always remember that if instead of making a political speech I was being hanged, the crowd would be twice as big."

Sir Winston certainly profited from adversity with a great spirit of humility.  He learned from his mistakes, failures, and losses.

Have a great weekend,

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn