Ideas
The Importance of a Mother
Inspiration from Friedrich Nietzsche’s aphorisms
She was always there for us
She never raised her voice
She never yelled at us
She told us
To do to others
As we would like them to do to us
.
For so many years
she was the fixed point
in my life
I knew what I was standing on
And standing on this solid ground
I managed to find my directions
A lesson for all men — and women
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) lived many years before the awareness of gender equality increased and began to be discussed publicly.
Today we know that the importance of a mother as well as the importance of a father is crucial to how life develops for boys and girls in phases as they grow and become young men and young women, who in turn become fathers and mothers.
We also know that both the father and the mother through the parents’ behavior and roles have a great impact on the sons and daughters.
When we see young ‘rebels’ attack and tear down what is in their way, we can in many cases assume that there is a dysfunctional father or mother — or both — in their lives.
Despite this, I think Nietzsche in his era was quite clear-sighted, although his insight into the case did not cover all aspects.
From the mother. Everyone carries within him an image of woman that he gets from his mother; that determines whether he will honor women in general, or despise them, or be generally indifferent to them.
