AUDACITY

It is said FOOLS TREAD WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO VENTURE! At times we take actions, which rather than daring, tend to harbor more on foolishness. Let us see some of the rubrics that define such traits.

AUDACITY/AUDACIOUS—The word AUDACIOUS is derived from the Greek character ODYSSEUS from HOMER’S poem ODYSSEY. Odysseus is known to have extraordinary qualities of boldness, daring and courage to venture into places whose outcome is not known. Odysseus was a hero, but audacity does not have an element of heroism. In fact eventually an element of rudeness got attached to it. Audacity is therefore an action that is reckless or recklessly daring.bold swaying towards rudeness. It is not impulsive as we have seen in the last post. Audacity again can be both in speech and action. .E;g—.to take liberties with a person of higher rank. There are about 50 remedies for AUDACIOUS. Some important ones are….IGN, MEDO, ARN, AUR, CAPS,LYSS, PULS, TUB,ACO,AGAR,ANT-TART,BELL,CARC,CAUST,FL-AC,GELS,HEP,MERC,MUR-AC,NAT-MUR,OP,PLAT,SEP,SIL,SPON,STAPH,STRAM,SULPH,TARET,VERAT. There is only one sub rubric, AUDACITY CHILDREN IN and the important remedies are AGAR,ARN,MEDO,STAPH,AUR,CAPS,LYSS,PULS etc..

TEMERITY—It is a foolhardy disregard of danger. To do things foolishly daring E;g to put a hand inside lion’s cage would be an act of temerity. One is aware of the danger and yet does the act with disregard. There are only 11 remedies for TEMERITY and they are—AGR, ARN,AUR-M-N,AUR-S,MEDO,OP,PLAT,RHUS-G,SPON,STAPH,TELL.

IMPERTINENT—An action that exceeds the limits of propriety or good manners is impertinent. Again a bold or daring action but crossing the limits of ‘manners’. It is impertinent for a child to ‘lecture’ the adults. Not showing the due respect could be impertinent. Usually children tend to be impertinent.Has about 19 remedies and some important ones are—ACO,BELL,BUFO,CANTH,GRAPH,HYOS,IGN,LACH,NAT-MUR,NITR-AC,NUX-VOM,PALL,PHOS,SPONG,STAPH,STRAM,TUB.

INSOLENT—An arrogantly rude manner or speech. Has 50 remedies again and some important ones are LYCO,PLAT,VERAT,ANAC,CANTH,GRAPH,HYOS,LAC-C,NUX-VOM,PETR,PSOR,STAPH,TUB Etc. There are several sub rubrics to insolence and they are Afternoon-canth Acts in—stram,verat Children in—caust,graph,plat Explanation from parents always demanding—caust Laughing at reproof or laughing at reprimands—bar-c,cham,graph Servants to chiefs of--lyco,nat-mur.