Think about it; is inheriting this earth such a good thing? Wouldn't that just be the proverbial white elephant? With all of the problems that are facing the world today, would the meek be able to handle it? It doesn't sound like such a good bargain to me.
Your thoughts?
This meek question has been brought to you courtesy of Jack
2007-07-03 12:00:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Edit:
That's put beautifully, Kallan. :)
2007-07-03 12:19:39 · update #1
That's the oldest typo in common usage.
It's actually: "The geeks shall inherit the earth".
2007-07-03 12:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jack, dang if I know about the meek. I've escaped meekness across my long reach into life. But you're 100% on the mark about Earth. We're in a bloody mess. Climate change happens, has happened before, will happen again, but this one is getting a helluva lot of help from human folk, from corporate greed, from wacko rightwingers. As to the 'beauty' of Earth--well, it looks okay to us because it's all we know. But among the trillions of galaxies in each of which there are trillions of stars (many a heck of a lot bigger than ours), who knows, there just might be a planet or two that would put our tiny blue/green rock to shame. But we'll never know...we humans will never know...'cause no matter how smart we get in the next two or three thousand years, chances are we ain't gone ever be smart enough to even exit our galaxy, the Milky Way, much less journey across the bleeking universe. Well, there's always the god of a Bronze Age tribe of murdering desert nomads to believe in...so what the hell, we're going to 'heaven.' Or to hell. Or, in my case, most recently to Starbucks in the morning for a cup of coffee and a blueberry muffin. Be well, Jack. You deserve it.
2007-07-03 12:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by Yank 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slave moralities or the inversion of noble values, is what Nietzsche called them, and he was soooo right.
Imagine Dennis Kuchinch as the President and John Edwards as the VP. Then add in a Congress with the competency of W and you have the biblical promise in full flower.
2007-07-03 12:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To quote from a book I like:
"Blessed are the strong, for they shall posses the Earth-
Cursed are the weak, for they shall inherit the yoke!
Blessed are the powerful, for they shall be reverenced among man--
Cursed are the feeble, for they shall be blotted out
Blessed are the bold, for they shall be masters of the world--
Cursed are the humble for they shall be troden under cloven hoofs."
2007-07-03 15:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This merely means that whatever you have that others don't there will essentially be a reversal of fortune, i.e., the rich will generally be poor due to greed, and the poor will be rich with wisdom and whatnot. This is what I do believe is meant. But someone's almost always going to find multiple interpretations of the word's text, so...
2007-07-03 12:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by Brian H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't mind inheriting earth, it's beautiful even with it's problems.
2007-07-03 12:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point. It's like inheriting a hemorraging business.
As one of the non-meek, they can have it. I'll take Mars.
2007-07-03 12:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well that term is one of the Psalms in the bible, so to me.. It would have to be a good "bargain". For intense, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they will see God. Not poor in items, but poor spiritually. Its like saying for those who didn't follow God, or be live in him, they will see God, and his greatness, when its their time.
2007-07-03 12:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been to Alaska? I wouldn't mind inheriting some of Seward's folly
2007-07-03 12:05:15 · answer #9 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is talking about the earth made new when Jesus comes which would be a good thing.
2007-07-03 12:38:13 · answer #10 · answered by bethybug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋