Most people want to be right. And no one wants to be wrong.
We decide to do things the way we do them because it seems right to do so.
In the tug of war between ego (being attached to being right) and humility (not attached to it), one must face thoughts about self. What does it mean about me if I am not right?
Our inner dialogue expresses itself with our actions in the world. We seek approval, to fit into our social group, and to do what we believe is right. All admirable and understandable.
And sometimes we can cross over to thinking our way is the only way. That we are right and others are wrong. These thoughts are the basis of war and violence. Yet also understandable. When we see the need for change in the world, how can we frame the need for change without making everyone invested in the status quo (or things as they are now) wrong?
Humility paves the path forward. It leaves no trail of bodies made wrong by their choices, values, or the color of their skin. To bow low to something other than yourself. Humbling oneself before God perhaps. Understanding that you are merely a speck on the vast Earth, and it is just a speck in the Milky Way galaxy, which is just a speck in the cosmos. Allow for the possibility that you are wrong. It will set you free.