According to Osho, yes: stiffness—standing erect in ego—inevitably ripens into bowing. Pushed to its limit, ego becomes unbearable and collapses into humility and peace; lukewarm half-ego, half-humility only stagnates. Therefore, first allow a strong, conscious ego to develop; through its own suffering it exhausts itself, and authentic egolessness dawns—the true 'great experience.'
If you stay stubborn long enough, it will hurt so much that you’ll finally relax and bow on your own—and pretending to be a little humble only keeps you stuck.