Human Nature

What to expect from a Nordic son? A gorilla? An alligator, or a tiger? A kangaroo? An elephant? Of course not. A scorpion? No. A poisonous spider? No. And neither a lion. A Nordic man relates to moose. And bear. And badger, and deer. Besides sheep, and cow, pig and hen. Rooster, you see. A Nordic man knows of the viper, and knows of the wolf. Pack. Though, the viper is governed, in Norway, by law, and the wolfs are all counted, as bears are, in Norway. This, though, is not what the being of man is. The language is more prominent, speaking of nature. The language is dependent on nature, though many words are borrowed from abroad. As the word “nature” is.

What is integrity? What is getting hold of the son, valued, and thought of as worth? What is inheritance? The fathers were spokesmen, not slaves. Integrity, of course, has with morale to do. Not the cultural way of doing things, though way to go, morally. Perspectives differ, among families. Gift, work, and experience make it so. There is, though, a certain direction given in the culture. In art.

A Norwegian might be “forbannet”. No-one knows what this is, except a Nordic. And, perhaps a Russian. Weather is circumstance, in Norway. And so, home is necessity. “Hjem”. We do not make it cosy. We make it “hjemlig”. And a Norwegian might be “utilnærmelig”. Impossible to reach, that is. Introvert beyond degree. Indecency is not a word, in Norwegian. That juvenile delinquency might be understood, though, the equivalent word in Norwegian is “uskikkelig”. What is what one is when one does not behave, in a social context. Being bad, that is. Why? We find together. Nature, and climate, make togetherness a feeling. “Selvstendighet” is the Norwegian word for being private, both in the quantitative and the qualitative manner. Self-governed? In Norway? Self-assured? In Norway? Self-made? A son? Independence is the English translation. The focus is, though, a person standing tall, with confidence.

So, a Nordic son has got nature. And the word “integrity” might be understood as necessity, utility, or as beauty.

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