meek adjective
Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft
1 : enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild

Adapted from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meek

This relates to my post on Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo and advice given to me by the President and COO of a local company.

In a talk that this President and COO gave, one of his life principles was to be meek. In his mind, this was not to be submissive or give in easily, but to live a life as the definition says, without resentment.

Many people see meekness as a sign of weakness, or a chink in your proverbial armor. Those people see it as something to be taken advantage of in the heat of physical or mental battle. Those advantage takers hold up meekness as something to shun with great distain. To them it is not something to hold has a life principle, but something to discard.

However, the meek know better. For if we look to the etymology of the word we see meanings of soft or gentile. The meek are not weak, for where the aggressive push and push, at some point they give up and move on. The meek however, soft and gentile, slug through with determination through think and thin to reach their end goal.

So I urge you all, be gentile, be soft, and be meek.