In My Humble Opinion (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 01 2020	Views/Reads: 1329/1002	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
What I have learned is that humble people rarely give their opinion.

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I think it was in a church setting, but a group of people was together
talking about something. I do not know what the conversation was about, 
and I wish I‘d been there. But it was at that point that everything 
came to a head with good old Uncle Frank. 

As the conversation was getting along all of a sudden, Uncle Frank said,
“In my humble opinion...” At that moment, Aunt Betty had enough, jumped 
in, and took control of the situation. 

"Frank," she said in a very stern voice, "you are not humble, and nobody
is interested in any opinion you might have." 

According to the report I was given, everybody went silent and tried
looking in the opposite direction because Aunt Betty was staring at 
Uncle Frank as he had never been stared at before or since. 

From that moment on, nobody ever heard Uncle Frank ever say again the
words, “In my humble opinion...” 

My wife laughed rather heartily as I told her this story. I wish she
could have met him because he was quite a character. I must say, as I 
think about that situation, my wife reminds me a lot of good ole Aunt 
Betty. 

Later on that day, we were involved in something; she was talking about
the plans that we needed to make, and I interrupted her by saying, "In 
my humble opinion..." That is as far as I got because she immediately 
jumped in and said, “Now I know who reminds me of Uncle Frank.” 

A verse of Scripture came to my mind at that time. “Likewise, ye
younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject 
one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the 
proud, and giveth grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5). 

What I have learned is that humble people rarely give their opinion.


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