In my opinion, not only is modesty the awarness of one's own limitations but also the recognition of other persons' qualities.

Personally, I am what one could call a modest person. I am not the one who likes to boast about anything even when I am aware that I have achieved something remarkable.

An important point to mention is that I am NOT acting. I am modest by nature. This is who I am. I can't really change that(, and I don't want to).

I never forget that things that seem unbelievable to me might actually be common to other people and vice versa.

Knowing that, always giving other people the recognition they deserve seems logical enough to me.

The best example I could give you is that I am the first person congratulating someone who deserves it, especially if I played and lost a game, for example.

That may sound ridiculous, but to me, modesty begins in the acceptation of a neutral AND a fair judgement towards anyone including ourselves.

Oh dear! I didn't think that was going to be that deep! :)

Thank you so much, Beni. That's interesting..it means, that you can only "inherite" it..from parents, or been born as a midest pedson, or you can cultuvate it in your personality? Interesting, I think..

And...as I see it can be not easy to congratulate a winner, if you wanted to win too. So I understand..it is strength? 

I appreciate your comment, Peter..I have something to think about...

It is an interesting point because it makes you question your own nature and what the term means to you.

My initial thought was that modesty is following other people's expectations of what you should do. However, looking at the definition of modesty in the dictionary it is also implied that the thoughts and behaviours associated with modesty can also be driven by internal factors. For example, a 'naturally' modest person might automatically decline any compliments about their achievements, however to my mind this also implies that somehow they learned that this was the correct response during their upbringing.

I would suggest that a modest person may have a more balanced opinion as they may not colour their own perceptions of events as much as a person with a very arrogant worldview. However, this may also work to the person's detriment if they are considering something related to themselves if they have a falsely low opinion of themselves and their own characteristics.

There is a saying that is often drilled into us as children "modesty is a virtue". For me, I would consider modesty to be a strength, but if you are a naturally self-effacing person then you may go too far also develop a low self-esteem, which would limit your ability to effectively engage in different activities. I think in our modern culture modesty is not as prized a virtue as it used to be, but at the same time I think that women especially face an unfair double-standard that they are expected to be both strong and modest. It is probably the case that the actual virtues lies somewhere in between modesty and absolute self-confidence. Sometimes we have to acknowledge that we are wrong and that others have experiences or knowledge that we do not have, and other times we have to stay strong to our convictions and act in way that goes beyond our own personal modesty or perceived limitations.

Well, I would say that if someone has already this feature, to try to be modest a bit more could easily enhance the feature.

As Peter mentioned, being modest could be what the person has been "taught".

However, for someone who is not modest at all, to act as a modest person might help the person get the feature on certain occasions, but I do not think that doing so will change the real personality of the person.

We are who we are. I could not be a boasting person even if I forced myself to do so. I would be ACTING as such, but by no means would it mean that it would be who I really am. Having the feature(, whichever one,) at first is important, I think.

I do believe that being modest is a strength when it is not to the extent that the person is BEING modest because of a low self-esteem.

Personally, I DO believe in myself. This is surely my best quality. That said, when I may seem to be modest to someone, it is because I GENUINELY mean it. I'm not modest because I have a low self-esteem.

Being modest and being humble are different. The former is when people know themselves and what they are worth. The latter is when people do not have a high self-esteem of themselves.

I know my worth; thanks to that and because I already have the feature, I am a modest person, not a humble one.

Being modest is a strength to me because that may help the person let go and enjoy the present moment, especially when one loses a game, to stick to my example.

Back in the days, I remember feeling gutted and disgusted with myself whenever I would lose a particular game that meant a lot to me. Even though I was congratulating my opponent, I was still feeling disappointed, which is OK.

However, taking time to appreciate my opponent's victory, what happened during the game and the fact that I was lucky to have had the chance to participate made me feel better and helped me move forwards in a positive way.

As you can see, balance is the most important factor in life! :)