"Remember that you are Human..."

I recently came across a great line in history. This passage comes out of the book, "Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician," by Anthony Everitt. I suggest that you go and buy a copy of this great book that tells the story about one of Rome's greatest minds and persona's during a time of great achievement, of great victory, of great loss, and during a time of great destruction in ancient Roman history. Are you ready? The passage goes like this...
"Finally, Pompey himself appeared in a gem-encrusted chariot; he had a wreath of bay leaves on his head and was dressed in a purple toga decorated with golden stars. A cloak belonging to Alexander the Great hung from his shoulders. His face was covered in red lead, for the victor was supposed to represent Jupiter, king of the Gods. A slave also stood in the chariot and whispered in his ear: 'Remember that you are human...'"

It is in this last line that I take interest. In which I want to point out to you, to remember that you too are human. In all the glories, in all the successes, in all the winnings, and in all the conquering you will do and have done, remember this one line. Remember that you are just another being, another person, someone who came in to this world just like us, someone that will go out of this world just like those before. All those in the spot light, in the headlines, and on the t.v. screens - they too are just human. Be humble in life, before life starts to humble you instead. Believe me, it's better when you do it, rather than the other way around. Even Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. The One and Only, on his knees, at the feet of his servants, serving them himself. The hundreds of years before and those to come, the Romans had it right. Acting as if they were the god Jupiter, after they had won in a major battle, painted in red, riding in their chariots and with their massive armies behind them; having to be reminded by a Slave that even they - are still human. When you face that someone who seems to cut you down, who seems to push you around, who mentally or physically rules you - remember they too are just human. When that person that has millions more than you, or that person who has accomplished more in 5 years than most people will do their entire lives, remember. Equal throughout time, just humans. I may just be blabbering now, but I hope you get my point...

"A slave also stood in the chariot and whispered in his ear: 'Remember that you are human...'"