In Japanese, modesty and humility have almost same meaning. To be modest /humble is looked at virtue.
I don't think you are trying to teach people. You are saying truth. And this is my suggestion, if you want to share your thought, you could tell us some easy stories or you could ask a simple question. It's always hard for men to get comments in the discussion forum though, I think you are doing very hard. Hang in there.
And in your comment, you could replace the word a poor woman to a poor person.