Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald

Ödön von Horvath's anti-Gemütlichkeit drama Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald never ceased to impress me with its clarity and brutality. The author died young (the fate of the Good obviously), hit by a falling tree branch during a thunderstorm in Paris.

I managed to grow older than Ödön, and can only confirm that hideous and brutal people whose only goal is to exploit and damage others still exist in abundance. Quite a depressing perspective on humankind.

His quote "Nichts verleiht so sehr das Gefühl der Unendlichkeit als wie die Dummheit" ('Nothing gives so much the sense of infinity than stupidity') is one of my favorites ever since. And by my own experience very accurate.

Let's hope we evolve

PS: This article was written before the United(!) Kingdom elected to leave the European Union.