A Tale of Two Surfers - Part 2: 'Meek' not 'Weak'

I’ve shared the Tale of Two Surfers with a few friends and it seems that whilst many are familiar with Ego in the line up, most find surfing with Humble desirable but a little idealistic.  There seems to be a lot of tension orbiting the issue of how to surf a crowded QLD line up… with humble.  For those that have tried, he seems to get lost in the crowd very quickly, or more to the point, drowned out by Ego who tends to grow in stature whenever a good sized crowd gathers.  The question surfacing the most is… how does humble surf in an Ego dominated line up?

The truth is I don’t have all the answers, but Humble does.  I’ve learned that you can get to know Humble in any and every situation. 

Recently, one thing I did discover is that Humble has another name.  I overheard a few people calling him by it.  At first I thought they called him ‘Weak’ but I had misheard.  It wasn’t ‘Weak’ but ‘Meek’.

You might have experienced this too.  It’s easy to mistake ‘Meek’ for ‘Weak’, especially when you have water in your ears.  But let me assure you, his other name is ‘Meek’, and ‘Meek’ ain’t ‘Weak’.

Let’s say you are in a crowded line up and Ego is running rampant, taking off whenever and wherever he wants, ignoring everyone… it’s him first remember… he is number one.  Well, let’s say that you notice our friend Humble, also known as Meek, paddling back out after catching a wave and he is as usual hooting people on waves, talking to anyone out there and having a great time.

Ego is suddenly paddling past Humble and is “focused” which means he isn’t keen to talk.  But Humble ignores this façade and says “g’day, nice wave” just as he has to everyone else.  Now, Ego ignores him completely, as you would expect with a little grunt.  If you knew Humble as ‘Weak’, you’d expect him to clam up and pretend he never opened his mouth, but as we know, he is ‘Meek’ not ‘Weak’.  So ‘Meek’, who is secure in who God has made him to be, isn’t rattled at all by Ego’s rudeness.  He simple smiles and continues in his merry way to talk to the next person and hoot the next guy onto the wave.  You see, maybe one day those that surf with Ego will realize that ‘Meek’ isn’t ‘Weak’ and that he has discovered an amazing secret worth knowing.

Have you heard?  “Blessed are the Meek, for they will inherit the earth” (quote from Jesus)