Mere Christianityintermediate
Select ALL features Lewis associates with humility.
Answer
Giving up competitive self-importance, Becoming less absorbed in oneself, Being able to take a genuine interest in other people
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **Giving up competitive self-importance**: Lewis identifies pride with the wish to be above others.
- **Becoming less absorbed in oneself**: Humility reduces self-preoccupation rather than creating a performance of self-denigration.
- **Being able to take a genuine interest in other people**: Lewis describes the humble person as cheerful and attentive to others.
### The concept
Humility is not self-hatred or a theatrical claim to be worthless. Lewis sees it as relief from the need to defend and display a superior self-image. It makes room for attention to God and other people.
### The other options
- **B. Constantly announcing that one is worthless.**: Lewis rejects the notion that a truly humble person must continually make self-deprecating speeches.
- **E. Using pride to suppress every other fault.**: Lewis warns that pride can disguise itself as moral improvement and damage the possibility of love.
### Terms
- **Pride**: Competitive self-importance, especially the desire to be superior to others.
### Remember
Humility is less self-absorption, not a performance of self-contempt.
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