Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. -- The Beatitudes, Matthew 5:5
[Meek - first definition: enduring injury with patience and without resentment; second definition: deficient in spirit and courage. --"Webster's Dictionary"]
That one Beatitude is the crux of the matter...according to me. It is the Rosetta Stone for all peoples for living in peace. Simply living, breathing, being at peace within and without our self always and all ways forever. Survival in a word.
Three of my favorite quotes are Ain't gonna study war no more from an old American spiritual; I will fight no more forever, Chief Joseph; and We have ceased fighting anything and anybody, Anonymous.
Interestingly, all three of my favorites mention war or fighting. But the beatitude is about our Being. I wonder...can one make oneself meek? I doubt there is a single soul today who would want to make her/himself meek. Yet, take meek to the outside of enough, and for a fact that is the only way there will be survival of anyone on the planet.
The meek are like animals that sense a tsunami coming...they head for high ground. And, please note, it begins with the animals sensing a threat coming. They don't hang around till they're knee-deep in muddy water.
That's how I regard my thoughts...as muddy water. My attack thoughts really. My thoughts, in general, are pleasant today...as long as I stay focused on my next step rather than my last misstep. It is going to the last misstep that muddies/muddles our thinking.
Training our thoughts, the home of our re-actions, is the drill. That begins with upgrading our opinion of meek. In today's world, the second definition rules (i.e., deficient in courage) when it is the first definition (enduring slights without resentment) that we must needs open to.
Enduring slights without resentment. There's our high ground.
Thank you.
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