Humble pie? No Thanks

I don’t know what humble is, really I don’t.  I have had conversations with friends and family about the concept but I still can’t seem to grasp it.  Is humble not saying you can do something when you know you can do it?  Is humble not putting yourself out front with supreme confidence in your ability to get the job done?  Or, is humble a nice way to say I let people run over me and I never get the credit for my own talents?  I don’t know which of these questions hold the right answer but one thing that I know for certain is I am not humble.  But what I find funny is how uncomfortable that makes people.  Next time you’re in a group conversation or just around other people tell them that you’re the best at something and watch their reactions. Lol it is remarkable how people tend to turn away in disgust at the notion of greatness.  Why?  Or better yet, let people know that you think you’re "special" and watch them devote their time to prove that you aren’t.  Why?  

One of my favorite pieces of literature is the speech "Our Deepest Fear" in the speech there is a line that says "We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?" it goes on to say "Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you."  Now I’m sure that this doesn’t mean being an asshole and flashing what you may have to put other people down and that is not what I am saying either.  I believe that greatness takes practice there for you should be great at every moment.  If this attitude is too abrasive for some than oh well...  I say shine as bright as you can, as often as you can and let everyone else bask in your rays.

P.S. Look up the word humble on dictionary.com and see if that is the way you would want people to describe you.