The Bible says, "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."(Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14) When faced with high risks, one should cultivate humility and self-discipline; when fearing overflowing, one should think of rivers and seas that receive all streams. (Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng's "Memorial on Current Affairs")

Arrogance and humbleness are discussed in many famous sayings in both Chinese and Western cultures. In today's increasingly morally corrupt world, I would like to revisit this old chestnut topic. In an era dominated by utilitarianism, we hope to offer people a sense of reflection and nostalgic sensory enjoyment.

Modern society places great emphasis on self-expression and the publication of achievements. Education also stresses how to maximize one's own interests and demonstrate one's strengths. The social atmosphere is characterized by the widespread promotion of achievements and the lack of clear implementation. As a result, most people are busy inflating their own abilities, and what they think, say, and do is to highlight their own abilities, placing themselves at the highest point on the scale. Looking for praise and compliments from others, we can clearly see the seriousness of arrogance and complacency in modern society by looking at the faces of politicians, and we can also clearly see the prevalence of belittling others and using rhetoric to attract attention.

Society is a manifestation of trends and popularizations. Human behavior will show similar collective changes, especially in this era of the internet and broadcast media. Our thoughts are easily led by the online world or broadcast media. Computers and mobile phones have become indispensable tools in modern society. If you think about it carefully, when we open our phones, we see news articles, and we can often tell which news station produced them just by looking at the headlines. This is the power of media brainwashing. When we fall into the media's rhetoric, we follow the same line of thinking and gradually sink deeper into the mire. The media's primary goal is to make issues provocative and sensational. They need to use more extreme language to attract more attention. As a result, arrogant and self-satisfied rhetoric, and even techniques for instilling extreme hatred to attract crowds, have spread in the media. We are exposed to these news stories every day, every moment, and without realizing it, we are shaped into self-righteous, modern individuals.

Looking back, weren't those we once admired for their learning also people of high moral character and humble nature? Because in the past, scholarship was also guided by morality. What is morality? Chinese culture encompasses the Four Cardinal Virtues and Eight Virtues, as well as the benevolent thoughts of the five religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam. These values are deeply ingrained in the minds of scholars through constant exposure and learning. As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, one is the concept of Western Catholicism, and the other is the concept of Confucianism in Chinese culture. Modern scholars are gradually focusing on academic research, especially with the recent educational reforms in various countries that prioritize academic research, while cultural and moral concepts are no longer the focus of self-cultivation. Utilitarianism prevails, and morality and goodwill have become the mainstream ideology. We hope that charitable organizations in society can help students experience kindness and morality even after they enter the workforce. Humbleness can gradually grow and be nurtured in people's hearts, becoming a guiding principle and leading the world towards peace through modesty.