"Humility is a greater virtue than defying death; it triumphs over vanity and conceit… Modesty nourishes virtue. Even dangerous and difficult tasks can be undertaken when attended to simply. One's inner nature is reflected in outward modesty" (Chang, 2006). Nothing could be of greater comfort during the intensity of palliative care than an attempt to focus on the importance of humility and modesty. This would manifest itself in the act of admitting that one does not know everything about the universe or life after death. Some say that when it comes to massive life changes it's the threshold which is scary, not what's on the other side of it. Patients in palliative care will be more able to accept such a notion if they develop some amount of humility and modesty. This involves surrendering oneself to the idea that death is very much an inculcation of the unknown, and that no individual can be certain what awaits one afterwards. By working to actively create a sense of spiritual humbleness and to give...

Just as these can be powerful elements during end of life care, they can also work to extend feelings of peace and enlightenment during life as embracing humility means to give up the desire to judge others and oneself.
References

Chang, L., 2006. Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual

Healing. Washington D.C.: Gnosophia Publishers.

French, K., 2008. The Good Women of the Parish: Gender and Religion After the Black

Death. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Peterson, C. & Seligman, M., 2004. Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. New York: Oxford University Press.

Seaton, B., 1995. The Language of Flowers: A History. Richmond: University of Virginia

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