Yet, I would venture to say that in general, when it says: אֶפ רָת ים it’s a message for all of us. Being Chashuv should be on every Yid's agenda. It's not so simple to always say “I'm just a Pashut’a Yid. It may hamper your progress, and being an: אֶפ רָת would do more for you. A friend of mine learned in Mesivta Rabeinu Chaim Berlin, and R' Shia Fishman Zatzal advised him to become friends with a certain Chashuva Bachur who was much more "one of the boys".
Beware of Anava P'sula (misplaced humility). If this boy would have listened to R' Fishman Zatzal, his entire life would have improved, in Ruchaniyus and in Gashmiyus. He would have gotten rid of so many inhibitions and inferiority complexes that hurt him in many ways. I know a certain Chassidus where their Rebbe told his Chasidim that they should consider themselves "An Adam Chashuv".
Look how the Z'keinim gave a Bracha to Boaz: That Rus should become like Rochel and Leah, she should build a house B’yisroel, and: וַעֲשֵה חַי ל ב אֶפ רָתָה וּק רָא שֵׁם ב בֵית לָחֶם רות ד יא and Rashi says: וּק רָא שֵׁם means: י ג דַ ל שׁ מֶ ךָ your name should become great! Become great! This is nobility! And we see how nobility was important to everyone, especially in Bais Lechem Yehuda.
Boaz said to Rus: הֵיטַב ת חַס דֵךְ הָאַחֲרוֹן מ ן הָר אשׁוֹן רות ג י Your last Chesed is greater than your first one, i.e., he praised her for wanting to marry him vs. younger Bachurim.
