Meekness

Meekness is a possible attribute of human nature and behavior. It has been defined several ways: righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering, long suffering willing to follow gospel teachings; an attribute of a true disciple.

Meekness has been contrasted with humility as referring to behaviour towards others, where humbleness refers to an attitude towards oneself - meekness meaning restraining one's own power, so as to allow room for others.

Christianity

The Israelite Apostle Paul gave an example of meek behavior when writing to Timothy: "The servant of the Lord must be gentle, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose." (2 Tim. 2:24–25)

Sir Thomas Browne explained: "Meekness takes injuries like pills, not chewing, but swallowing them down." This indicates that meekness allows a person to overlook or forgive perceived insults or offenses.

The meek feature in the Beatitudes, and were linked thereby to the classical virtue of magnanimity by Aquinas.

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Meek (surname)

Meek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Antony James Meek (Born 1979), British Actor and Martial Artist

Albert Stewart Meek (1871–1943), British bird collector and naturalist

Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814–1865), American politician, lawyer, writer and poet

Barbara Meek (born 1934), American actress

Bill Meek (1922–1998), American football coach

Carrie P. Meek (born 1926), American politician from Florida

Chantal Meek, canoer

Donald Meek (1878–1946), Scottish character actor

Evan Meek, American baseball pitcher

Fielding Bradford Meek (1817–1876), American geologist and paleontologist

James Meek, minister

James Meek (author)

Janice Meek, ocean rower

Jeffrey Meek, actor

Jerry Meek politician

Joe Meek (1929–1967), British record producer and composer

Joseph Meek (1810–1875), American explorer, soldier and politician

Kendrick Meek (born 1966), American politician from Florida

Larissa Meek, American model

MeeK (musician) (born 1971), Franco-British singer/songwriter.

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Meek (street artist)

Meek (born 1978, Melbourne, Australia ) is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the subgenre of stencil graffiti.

Meek started putting up street art in early 2003 and enjoys the irony of his name in a subject area that is all about bragging and boasting.

He lived in London for some time and was exposed to the work of Banksy. As well as stenciling prolifically, Meek has also hijacked billboards, and used wheat paste and stickers.

The book Stencil Graffiti Capital devotes a chapter to Meek. Other books that display his works are Stencil Pirates by Josh McPhee,Conform by Saskia Folk and Street art uncut by Matthew Lunn. Meek also appears in feature documentary RASH 2005, a film which explores the cultural value of street art in Melbourne, Australia.

His work has been exhibited in:

Melbourne Stencil Festival, 2005

BACKWOODS - An Exhibition of the EVERFRESH STUDIOS, Wooden Shadow Gallery, Richmond (VIC), 21 April 2007

National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia

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