Хайдемари Швермер, 69-летняя жительница Германии, отказалась от использования денег 15 лет назад и утверждает, что с тех пор она стала гораздо счастливее...
Невероятная история Хайдемари началась 22 года назад, когда пожилая учительница средней школы потребовала развод и перебралась в город Дортмунд вместе со своими двумя детьми. Одним из самых сильных потрясений после того, как Хайдемари прибыла в Дортмунд, было огромное количество бездомных. Она всегда верила в то, что бездомным не нужны деньги, чтобы общество приняло их назад, им нужен всего лишь шанс стать полезными. Поэтому она открыла магазин по обмену вещей, назвав его Gib und Nimm («давай и бери»). Ее магазинчик стал местом, где любой мог обзавестись необходимой ему вещью, не имея при себе денег. Старая одежда могла быть выменяна на кухонную технику, а услуги по ремонту автомобиля можно было обменять, скажем, на работу сантехника. Идея не слишком привлекла бездомных Дортмунда.
Вместо этого магазинчик без денег стал местом паломничества пенсионеров и безработных, которые предлагали свои старые вещи и навыки, желая получить взамен нужные им вещи или услуги. С течением времени магазин товарообмена Gib und Nimm стал феноменом Дортмунда, побудив его владелицу задать себе вопросы о смысле жизни. Хайдемари начала понимать, что многие вещи, с которыми она жила много лет, на самом деле ей не нужны. Поэтому женщина решила не обзаводиться новыми вещами. Потом она поняла, как была несчастна из-за своей работы и, выявив связь между работой и болями в спине, она решила переквалифицироваться в посудомойку. Это вызвало немало удивления, но этот шаг был лишь началом. В 1996 году она приняла решение отказаться от денег вообще.
К тому времени дети выросли и Хайдемари смогла продать квартиру в Дортмунде, чтобы жить так, как она хочет: обменивая все, что ей нужно, на вещи и услуги. Поначалу это планировалось, как 12-месячный эксперимент, но женщине так понравилась эта идея, что она просто не смогла отказаться от нее. Пятнадцать лет спустя она все еще живет по принципу Gib und Nimm. Хайдемари Швермер написала 2 книги о своем опыте жизни без денег, попросив издателя перечислить деньги на благотворительность.
Хайдемари утверждает, что она чувствует себя более счастливой и здоровой, чем когда-либо раньше. Все ее вещи вмещаются в чемодан и рюкзак, помимо этого она имеет сбережения для чрезвычайных обстоятельств в размере 200 евро. Кроме этих накоплений, у Хайдемари нет ничего, даже медицинской страховки. Она не хочет, чтобы ее обвинили в краже денег у государства, поэтому опирается на силы самоисцеления, когда чувствует признаки надвигающейся болезни.
TRANSLATION
Heidemarie Shvermer, 69-year-old resident of Germany, refused to use the money 15 years ago and says that since she was much happier.
Heidemarie incredible story began 22 years ago, when the old secondary school teacher demanded a divorce and moved to the city of Dortmund with his two children. One of the strongest shocks after Heidemarie arrived in Dortmund was a huge number of homeless people. She always believed that the homeless do not need the money that the society has taken them back, they only need a chance to become useful. So she opened the store for the exchange of things, calling it Gib und Nimm («come on and take"). Her shop has become a place where anyone could get him the necessary thing, having no money with him. Old clothes could be bartered for kitchen appliances, and automobile repair services can be exchanged, for example, plumbing work. The idea is not too attracted homeless Dortmund.
Instead, the shop without money has become a place of pilgrimage for pensioners and the unemployed who have offered their old things and skills, instead of wanting to get things they need or service. Over time, commodity shop Gib und Nimm Dortmund became a phenomenon, prompting his owner to ask yourself questions about the meaning of life. Heidemarie began to realize that many things with which she lived for many years, in fact it does not need. So the woman decided not to acquire new things. Then she realized how unhappy was because of his work and by identifying the relationship between work and back pain, she decided to retrain in the dishwasher. This caused a lot of surprise, but the move was only the beginning. In 1996, she decided to withdraw the money at all.
Heidemarie Shvermer from Germany for 15 years does not use the money
By the time the children grew up and was able to sell the apartment Heidemarie in Dortmund, to live as she wants: swapping everything she needs for things and services. Initially it was planned as a 12-month experiment, but the woman was so pleased with the idea that she simply could not refuse it. Fifteen years later, she still lives on the principle of Gib und Nimm. Heidemarie Shvermer wrote two books about his experiences of living with no money and asked the publisher to transfer the money to charity.
Heidemarie says she feels happier and healthier than ever before. All her belongings fit in a suitcase and a backpack, in addition, it has a savings for emergencies at a rate of 200 euros. In addition to these savings, Heidemarie at nothing, not even health insurance. She did not want to be accused of stealing money from the state, and therefore relies on self-healing powers when he feels the signs of impending illness.
Heidemarie incredible story began 22 years ago, when the old secondary school teacher demanded a divorce and moved to the city of Dortmund with his two children. One of the strongest shocks after Heidemarie arrived in Dortmund was a huge number of homeless people. She always believed that the homeless do not need the money that the society has taken them back, they only need a chance to become useful. So she opened the store for the exchange of things, calling it Gib und Nimm («come on and take"). Her shop has become a place where anyone could get him the necessary thing, having no money with him. Old clothes could be bartered for kitchen appliances, and automobile repair services can be exchanged, for example, plumbing work. The idea is not too attracted homeless Dortmund.
Instead, the shop without money has become a place of pilgrimage for pensioners and the unemployed who have offered their old things and skills, instead of wanting to get things they need or service. Over time, commodity shop Gib und Nimm Dortmund became a phenomenon, prompting his owner to ask yourself questions about the meaning of life. Heidemarie began to realize that many things with which she lived for many years, in fact it does not need. So the woman decided not to acquire new things. Then she realized how unhappy was because of his work and by identifying the relationship between work and back pain, she decided to retrain in the dishwasher. This caused a lot of surprise, but the move was only the beginning. In 1996, she decided to withdraw the money at all.
Heidemarie Shvermer from Germany for 15 years does not use the money
By the time the children grew up and was able to sell the apartment Heidemarie in Dortmund, to live as she wants: swapping everything she needs for things and services. Initially it was planned as a 12-month experiment, but the woman was so pleased with the idea that she simply could not refuse it. Fifteen years later, she still lives on the principle of Gib und Nimm. Heidemarie Shvermer wrote two books about his experiences of living with no money and asked the publisher to transfer the money to charity.
Heidemarie says she feels happier and healthier than ever before. All her belongings fit in a suitcase and a backpack, in addition, it has a savings for emergencies at a rate of 200 euros. In addition to these savings, Heidemarie at nothing, not even health insurance. She did not want to be accused of stealing money from the state, and therefore relies on self-healing powers when he feels the signs of impending illness.
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