22 March
2021
The
Meek Live
According to
those who write on this virtue, the meek live in a noble quietude of mind, and
are not easily perturbed. They are sober and temperate, control their anger,
are not impetuous but very placid; they are gentle and never speak bitterly;
courteous and not rough-mannered. They are good-hearted, not malicious, suspect
no harm, always return good for evil, are healthy and un-corrupted, for those
who are by nature meek are naturally healthy, not only, in soul but even in
body. They are neither provoked nor do they provoke others to evil; they do not
hinder people nor are they hindered: they bear no grudges and are generally
self-possessed: are not readily annoyed and usually give place to evil. They
overlook many offences; are easily corrected; do not resist though they are
struck and wounded; are neither cruel nor melancholy but always cheerful; they
are extremely docile and sincere, simple and thoroughly straightforward: their
face is open and they are full of kindness and patience.
Francisco de Osuna
(1497-1541)
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