In High School there was a large bodied boy named Sam. When it was Gym class time Mr S the teacher insisted that we all participate.
I decided to stay out of the way of Sam because I was a slim little stick of a boy. Now and then I was at the bottom of a pile of boys with Sam on top. No fun in that.
Upon graduation Sam went to Minneapolis to do some wrestling. We heard that he got absolutely beaten into a pulp. How did us little people react. I for one was quietly pleased.
There is a word for that in the German language SCHADENFRUEDE. It means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.
A pretty girl gets jilted by a boy friend or lover. Friends say to themselves: She was rather shallow you know. And all that lip stick!
At one church service where I was speaking, a man stood up and spoke up, saying that what I was saying was wrong. I allowed him to go on talking. Afterwards people were quite offended that he had gotten up and done that. I got some pleasure out of that.
This is a personal flaw for most of us. I for one commit myself to personal Honesty and more Kindness to all. It is a long word but worth remembering. Schadenfreuede
Delton
I decided to stay out of the way of Sam because I was a slim little stick of a boy. Now and then I was at the bottom of a pile of boys with Sam on top. No fun in that.
Upon graduation Sam went to Minneapolis to do some wrestling. We heard that he got absolutely beaten into a pulp. How did us little people react. I for one was quietly pleased.
There is a word for that in the German language SCHADENFRUEDE. It means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.
A pretty girl gets jilted by a boy friend or lover. Friends say to themselves: She was rather shallow you know. And all that lip stick!
At one church service where I was speaking, a man stood up and spoke up, saying that what I was saying was wrong. I allowed him to go on talking. Afterwards people were quite offended that he had gotten up and done that. I got some pleasure out of that.
This is a personal flaw for most of us. I for one commit myself to personal Honesty and more Kindness to all. It is a long word but worth remembering. Schadenfreuede
Delton
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