The answer would be: <em>They are the foolish ones.</em>
since the old smith is patient and exacting, not foolish at all + he does not care that others think his extreme carefulness is foolish.
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Answer: The Rose also symbolizes the recollection, the remembrance of lessons learned in youth. Dr Heidegger, who realizes the mistakes of the past and accepts his fate, treasures the rose for half a century as a reminder of what has happened to him. It is the Butterfly that represents the symbol of the brevity of life.
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