Ah, Meanness...What A Good Topic To Study You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. -James 4:2 (Covet defined: yearn to possess or have something) I have questions that come to mind right away when I approach this word meanness...with one question being: What is it? Defined it means: - unwilling to give or share things; not generous - unkind, spiteful, or unfair - vicious or aggressive in behavior And the synonyms and antonyms for the word mean are: unkind, nasty, unpleasant, spiteful, malicious, unfair, cruel, shabby, foul, despicable, contemptible, obnoxious, vile, odious, loathsome, base, low; informal horrible, horrid, hateful, rotten, lowdown; beastly. ANTONYMS kind. miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, Scroogelike; informal tightfisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, cheap; formal penurious. ANTONYMS generous, munificent. I would say that meanness hold hands consistently with the word abuse and that they are the very best of very evil friends. Abuse means: the improper use of something. So, the second question begs to be answered...Is harshness always abuse and meanness? I honestly do not think so, only because abuse, hence meanness, only occurs when something is improperly used. And what would denote an improper use? Why, the absence of the *absolute understanding* and obedience to following the directives of Gods Word, of course :0 ) Oh, how we all need His grace and mercy!
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:59:48 +0000