In the book, the Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis tries to paint a picture of the best ways to think and act so that you can, someday, come into union with God. It was not necessary that God create, but he did because he wanted us to share in his goodness. He created us, for us. If we were created for our own happiness and Christ knows the way to that happiness, why would we not follow him? Imitate him? Thomas a Kempis, gives us the directions and steps we need to follow Jesus Christ to the happiness that God intended for us. In the second chapter of the second book Thomas discusses the virtue of humility. Humility is wanting others to know the truths about us. This not only means telling others the truth about us, but showing them as well. Being both the good qualities and the bad. Humility is not denying our talents or rejecting compliments, it is not hiding our struggles or fearing our weaknesses. Humility is putting yourself out there, for the world to see, and not being ashamed of what God has given you and created you to be. The second important aspect of humility Thomas À Kempis talks about is showing others our faults. This is something that is one of the biggest struggle for us as humans. Although we understand that we are imperfect, we do not want those around us to see our…show more content… I am someone who likes to do everything by myself. I am scared to ask for help because I don’t want others to think of me as weak. This is especially true when it comes to my relationship with Christ. I know in my heart that if I humbly come to Him that He will console me but, for some reason, I make that process harder than it should be. I instead turn to material things and things of this earth. While God put all the amazing things we have here on for a reason, in the end, these things will not bring up happiness. The only way we can truly be happy is though
