Double Jeopardy

As Nietzsche discusses the origin of good and evil, he carefully designates the differences between subject and action. He states, "the popular mind in fact doubles the deed; when it sees the lightning flash, it is the deed of a deed: it posits the same event first as cause and then a second time as its effect" (45). In this instance I disagree with Nietzsche. I believe WHO commits an action, not the action itself, has the most clout. Let's look at an example. Suppose a preacher and a homeless person bless an elderly woman confined to her house. Nine times out of ten, this woman will thank the preacher from taking time aside to visit her, but will not even allow the homeless person inside her house. While both of these people may share the goal of giving her their good graces, the elderly woman focuses more on the subject than the action, and therefore never experiences love from the homeless person. This is my take on this issue. It explicitly disagrees with what Nietzsche, but it makes sense in today's world.