Apr
Naud-Y
The word ‘naughty’ derives from the concept of ‘naught’, or nothing. It literally means ‘of naught’. Today, naughty implies childish misbehavior or a penchant for small and trivial offenses. Back in the Renaissance, it meant someone who was very, very bad. A “naughtie personne” was a horrible wrongdoer. In effect, he was described as being “of nothing.”
Various philosophies treat evil as a thing or entity. A very different view holds that evil is not something, but a lack of something. This idea is worth pondering. I have noticed that most crimes are innately stupid. An example is serious crime such as murder and armed robbery. Very rarely is a mastermind at work here. These crimes are usually committed by dummies. The motive is almost always an exercise in moronic reasoning. There is a noticeable lack of reason. Naught? Indeed, the perpetrators are people of naught worth. They have made themselves that way. Sadly, their crimes hurt the immediate victims, the victims’ families, themselves and their own families. The result includes the perpetrator spending years in jail over something incredibly stupid.
It certainly puts a new spin on the old word “naughty.”
The cause of much misery is not abundance, but need. Lack is more dangerous the plenty, be it a lack of money, lack of common sense or lack of purpose. Lack is an aspect of the Naud rune. Once again we come to “naughty.” It is something to consider carefully.
