The virtues are chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, kindness, patience and humility; the vices are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath and pride.
" Nothing is more deceitful, " said Darcy, " than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast."
So whatever faith you have, or whether you have none, it is in this life-giving light, and with the true humility that lies in our service to others, that I believe we can find hope for the future.
My big mistake in betting on a depression gave me a healthy fear of being wrong, in other words, it gave me deep humility, which was exactly what I needed.
That warmth, that sense of deep gratification and humility, came from the realization that, just as they had been the spark that inspired me then, somewhere out there are others I might inspire.