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RE: YOU are on your deathbed! Can you answer this before you die?
Gutheit ist Dummheit
I know this phrase as "Die Gutheit ist ein Stück von der Dummheit", which my mother told me to have been said by her ancestors.
We riddled about the meaning and guessed: "Gutheit" here not points to moral good will but to some kind of laisser faire, especially not to give contra on words or things that are not acceptable (from the own point of view).
If "gutheit" is only a part of stupidity the question remains what the rest is. It reminds me of what my grandmother used to say: the brutal reign of half of the world which doesn't make sense it should be reign or reign the entire world.
The interesting thing about these expressions is that depending on the personal situation the meaning can change. To me it was a good reminder to say NO. Did it help? Some habits die hard so every few years I wrote it in bold and to help me remember that there's no need to be kind to everyone since if it comes to it it will not be repaid. I must say that after I changed it was a fight for years since abusive people became met and it took longer for them to understand that I simply had it with them. My life improved, it became way better, and I met great people all over the world and the manipulation and abusement were gone. So I keep this one as my personal slogan.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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