Wolfgang Grupp den Tränen nah: „Ich habe alles verschenkt, das Leben geht zu Ende“

#courage #inheritance #trigema Known as a tough go-getter, Wolfgang Grupp suddenly becomes emotional during the MUT talk: "I'm 83, I've given everything away – now all I can do is wait for the end." He talks about transience, responsibility, and the joy of being needed. Trigema patriarch Wolfgang Grupp talks about age, transience, and responsibility. "I'm 83, and I've given everything away to my wife and children. All I can do now is wait for the end. That's the way it is, and you have to accept it." The entrepreneurial legend is aware that his time is limited: "I can't say I'll take another trip in 15 years – life is coming to an end." Grupp also reflects on his responsibility: "I believe that at some point I'll have to take stock of my life. Things haven't been that bad for me." Precisely because he was doing well, he sees it as his duty: "If we've had a happier life, we have to show whether we selfishly exploited it or whether we shared it with others." When asked whether happiness is a choice, Grupp answers thoughtfully: "Of course, I constantly make decisions that determine whether I'm happy or suddenly have problems. My own decisions determine whether I continue to have a successful or happy life." In the family, too, much depends on my own behavior: "If I marry the right woman and stick by that – even in difficult times – then that's a wonderful family life." He describes what fulfills him today with great gratitude: "When I feel that what I've done in my life is viewed positively by others." The bond with his employees is particularly important to him: "Even though I'm no longer the owner, I'm sure that if I called an employee on a Sunday evening, he would say: 'Mr. Grupp, I need ten minutes, I'm coming.' And to have that kind of luck – that's wonderful."