I wonder why people say they are 'humbled' by certain events. Does that not imply that they were not humble before? It seems a little egotistical to me but maybe I'm wrong.
Perhaps honoured would be a better way to put it, rather than say that 'I was humbled to meet the hero of the recent flooding', why not 'I was honoured to meet the hero of the recent flooding'. Doesn't the latter statement imply that you were unworthy to meet the person and that it was a moment which raised you up rather than imply that you were brought down from some elevated position.
Still that's enough from me on the subject, I just wish people were a little less high falutin' and little more 'humble'.
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