Awards season will soon be upon us. The Oscars and the
Golden Globes will be awarded early next year. The popular thing for the
winners to say now as they accept their award is that they are “humbled” by winning
the award. Wait. What exactly does that mean? Don’t get me wrong. I love
humility. We should all be more humble. One of the definitions of “humbled” is
“to be made meek”. How does winning an award make someone meek? What am I
missing here? You work hard to accomplish something, and when you achieve it
that somehow degrades you? That takes you down a notch? Somebody help me out on
this one.
Now, if the third place finisher gets interviewed and says
that he or she is humbled, that seems more appropriate, doesn’t it? Too bad they
never get interviewed.
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