poetry Außerdem Außerdem Ist man wieder was Isst man wieder was Ich nähme mir zu wenig Zeit greifen Sie doch zu
Interlude: Is it time? I'm sitting at home. Beholding the rain outside. Weather has never been as unimportant as in these times. After all, we are all at home. Not emotionally, but physically. Emotionally, we're all over the place. Sitting in front of our screens, we're waiting for the next catastrophe. On the screen,
philosophized Flexion Is this simply a farce? A pointless endeavour to entertain the audience? Who would enjoy being entertained by means of wasting their time with a nonesensicle piece of literature?
poetry Reality is a conversation I might be here -- I think, you are here I am here -- I think you belong here I like it here -- Don't you think it's cold here? I am cold -- They are cooling us Why? -- Because you are here I demand to be here --
philosophized "Faster, bigger, better!" How the human colossus abuses its reward system We are idolators, worshipping the work of our own hands. We only busy ourselves with work, to be able to consume. We want to have much, instead of being much. Hunger for power, addiction to pleasure and wealth have replaced love, joy and personal growth. Anxiety is joined by an
poetry Ein Glas noch Ist das Glas halb voll oder halb leer? Oder vielleicht einfach zu groß? Mindestens ist es zu dünn. Ja, es ist zu dünn. Es ist tatsächlich eigentlich gar nicht das bestellte Glas und es schmeckt im Übrigen bemerkenswert schlecht. Meinst du. Meinst du mir ins Gesicht und ein Glas, das
The bold promise Summer. The bold promise of the good life; the climax of the whole year, long-awaited with feverish anticipation through months of mundanity and greeted with determined exhilaration as spring finally fades. Once more the cloudy curtains open for the summer sun that not only warms the believers and elevates their
philosophized Why doesn't it just work? - On abstractions Do you know how your car works? Or your computer? How the food you buy in the supermarket was produced? Granted that the world is growing ever more complex, how can we still survive when we're clearly not able to see the entire picture our life amasses?
poetry What is real? is it the urge to feel the need to shiver a desire to leap across the river the bottomless hole of trust without doubt into a soul to revolve around or is it the question that asks for a point afraid that the reasons lie in the void the voice
poetry Downward We are drowning Born into a world that does not forgive Like babies dropped into the water Grasping for straws, we learn to crawl Screaming for help, we learn to talk Trying to stay afloat, we learn to hold our breath Still we are drowning slowly sinking downward in time
poetry Going up north I'm going up north where the wind chilps the water blows and the birds flow away
poetry Mecca of meanings a forest of facades a labyrinth of streets the mecca of meanings replaces your feelings but doesn't touch your heart
poetry Grime There's a house up on the hill shattered windows from the storm plants growing through the cracks
philosophized What have we learned? - On Public Education Have you ever thought about why we go to school? Why we spend a dozen of years of our life going to the same place every day to be taught what is right and what isn't? Why we endure those endless lessons on math, ancient greece or correct spelling? Why
philosophized Nothing to hide? - Why we need privacy after all Why do I need an umbrella, if it never rains? This sounds like a strange question. Inadvertantly we think: You probably don't need it, but is that a realistic scenario? It's quite unlikely that it never rains on you. But many people ask a similar question when it comes to
philosophized And who am I, again? - About identity, values and emotions Life is a pretty huge delivery. Every one of our days is full of impressions, packed with experiences that, like life as a whole, only have one question for us: How will you react? They demand that we show ourselves, decide on who we want to be. And who are we really?
philosophized Determining the future - Does science make sense? Time is a strange thing. It's like those stalagmites you find in large caves: It's constantly dripping, but you can only see what is accumulated on the bottom. The stalagmite; the past. If you believe in determinism then you believe that there is another peg from where it's dripping down.
philosophized Why "free will" is an oxymoron Today's society presumes the existence of free will. Otherwise, how should punishment be justified if I'm not really responsible for my actions? How can democratic decisions be fair if people don't act on their own behalf but can be and are in fact influenced? So, free will is one of
philosophized Featured The god complex - a philosophical journey God is a very powerful idea. It's probably the most successful idea, too, as it's about as old as humanity. This article is a kind of FAQ on God and theistic belief: What is God? Is it real? Why does it exist? (Every statement in this article reflects the author's
philosophized On fake news: We're still living in a pre-factual world These days, many people seem to observe a departure from the era of facts, due to the rise of fake news, which spread misinformation and shape opinions. Has there ever been an era of facts in the first place, though? The crucial element of facts is that they can be
cited Who is awake? At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is sleeping. He knows nothing, let him sleep on. from "Waiting for Godot", Samuel Beckett
poetry Don't you get tired Don't you get tired of all the longing and all the laughter of all the fights and the prayers thereafter of lies and spies and blackmailing of gods and money and fortune telling of sports and scandals of newborn mammals of stars that pose for the cameras flashing of all