A table normally has at least one tabletop and four legs. It is desirable that the table is as evenly levelled as possible and does not wobble. This means that the four legs must be very precisely measured and matched to each other. They must also fit the underground, otherwise all the precision work is useless and the table will still wobble. This is because four legs are actually one too many, and although this redundancy brings stability, it also requires more precision. Not so with a tripod: it never wobbles, no matter how uneven the surface, because there is no redundancy. But it is not as stable and it is difficult to set it up so that a flat surface is parallel to the ground at the top, i.e. without a slope. So you have a choice: flexibility or stability. Or: short-term pragmatism versus longer-term stability. Maybe you have to choose between these today - depending on the situation, one fits better.

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It has become autumn time and I love this time of year because, on the one hand, it brings incredibly beautiful colours in nature to light and into being and lets nature once again appear in tremendous splendour. On the other hand, it is also harvest time - what has taken time to develop, patience, care, nutrients and much more can now be harvested and enjoyed. A huge variety awaits us here. Pumpkins are one of them. A product that was largely unknown in my childhood, now very common and popular. Such fruits can become huge and they are a witness to the fact that even dung can become something very good - and I mean that quite figuratively. Even on our dung, in all the breakage and loss and damage, a great deal of good can still become - why? Because it is inherent in dung that it is very rich in nutrients. Your dung too. There is still a lot of potential in it. Use it for growth!

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If we are honest, we have to say: as humanity we have achieved an enormous amount. In the past decades alone, our technology has developed tremendously, medically we have achieved breakthroughs and we have reached an unprecedented level of resilience, at least globally. We are able to do tremendous things like fly to the moon, move entire mountains, etc. And yet, as individuals, we remain very vulnerable. I suspect that each of us knows moments of disappointed hope. That can be very painful, it can even break people inside. In all our outwardly impressive development, we remain highly vulnerable on the inside. Against this background, I was all the more moved by something I read the other day: a prophet in the Old Testament, his name was Zechariah. In a translation of his writing, it says in the 9th chapter "your hope will not be disappointed". How powerful, how comforting, how calming, reassuring. That is what I wish for you today.

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I suppose we all have our own individual ideas about love - what is love? And I also suspect that we initially start from ourselves - so: how do we perceive love? There is the well-known book of the five languages of love, which describes how people basically perceive and give love through five different channels. Certainly, most of us agree that love is more than just a feeling. But the feeling - let's be honest - is somehow already part of it. It doesn't always have to be butterflies in the stomach, but we do expect a certain emotional experience. I think that here in the West we basically have a strongly hedonistic understanding of love. In contrast, I read the statement of the person who gave his life out of love for people, Jesus. He says: you love me if you do what I tell you. Love is therefore strongly linked to obedience. How does that resonate with you?

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Cherry picking is a figurative word for a selfish effort to secure only the most attractive parts of something in order to leave the more unattractive ones to others." So says Wikipedia. In politics or in argumentation this is also used: one speaks only of the positive or the aspects that support one's own point of view, but not of the whole truth. There is something contemptuous about this behaviour from my point of view. Because it does not take the needs of the environment or the other person seriously, but only focuses on one's own advantage. Depending on the context, this may be considered a success, especially in a business environment when it comes to closing a deal. But in the long run, it is unhealthy. The quote from the physician Paracelsus also applies here: "All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; it is only the dose that makes a thing not a poison. Indeed: such behaviour poisons. Not only the atmosphere, not only the trust of those involved and deceived - but much worse: one's own heart. Therefore: cherries yes, but not without the environment containing them.

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In biology class at school, we had the pleasure of looking at various things under the microscope. We then had to reproduce this in drawings, which I didn't do very well. But the fascination of being able to see things with such a device that I don't normally see and yet are there was still there. And so we looked at more than just leaves and insects microscopically. Paper structure suddenly became visible or the tip of a pencil or our own skin particles and hair etc. When you see more, you know more. When you know more, you have more responsibility to handle this knowledge, this realisation, wisely. In other words, expanded knowledge or special skills and talents are not just open doors to something that is not open to everyone, but brings with it responsible action. Are you one of those who face up to this responsibility or do you prefer to look the other way in order not to have to take responsibility?

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I suspect there are not many technologies that have had a relatively short life span. For me, these include the overhead projector. This is a device on which transparent transparencies were placed. What was written or drawn with matching pens was then projected onto a surface. Both here and with slides, what is relatively small in the original is massively enlarged by projection. That's what it's supposed to do, so that you can recognise it as well as possible. In psychology, too, we know a phenomenon called projection: one projects into or onto others what one would like to see there or what one does not see in oneself and then images onto others. This in itself is not really good. But it becomes bad because, as with the overhead projector, the magnification or exaggeration effect occurs. This is harmful in relationships and often distorts the truth. Therefore, caution is advised against such projections.

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When I was a child, I was allowed to watch and later help my father when he changed the tyres of our car. From winter to summer tyres or vice versa. He had a spanner that looked like a cross. If the screws were loose enough, he could turn the spanner with a pulse so that the cap came off very easily. I found that fascinating. In retrospect, I think that someone must have once had such an idea to design the spanner in such a way that such practical handling was possible. Or someone invented this practical handling with the tool that was available. Today, it's probably all done electrically assisted. But in the event of a breakdown somewhere, you still need that lathe operator. Good for the one who has learned his trade. Are you ready for unexpected mishaps in everyday life, such as postponed appointments, conflicts, etc.?

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In some older films set in prisons, the prisoners are seen shackled or bound with chains. The feet are put in chains, shackled, so that the possible length of the step is reduced enormously - this prevents the convict from escaping. There is something degrading about simply looking at the situation with a little distance: a person is put in chains by other people, kept in custody, deprived of his independence and his freedom is deliberately restricted to the greatest extent possible. This is independent of what this person has done before. Restrictions, shackles and bonds degrade us. They rob us of our identity as freely created creatures. Unfortunately, we know all too well our own bondages such as bad habits, addictions and other attachments. These too degrade us. Would it perhaps be time today to free yourself from such a bondage and give freely? Can you do that?

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There are these older aircraft that you rarely see flying. They are more likely to be seen as exhibits. In any case, one would not plan an overseas trip with such an aircraft, at most an Alpine flight or otherwise a rather shorter round trip. Not so with a large jumbo jet. Here, one would hardly mobilise such a large and heavy piece for a regional air show, but plan a long-haul flight with it. The individual models therefore have their own suitability and capabilities, and in connection with this they also trigger corresponding, realistic expectations. If you have to deal with other people today - no matter where - then be realistic with your expectations and demands towards them. Do not expect from a child what is not age-appropriate and from a co-worker what does not correspond to his or her qualifications. And don't be overwhelmed by others' perhaps exaggerated expectations of you.

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