12 Apr What is the point of talking? (BERTOLT BRECHT)
Mr. Keuner was in the country with his small son. One morning, he came upon him crying in a corner of the garden.
He inquired as to the cause of the unhappiness, was told it, and continued his way.
But when on his return the boy was still crying, Mr. Keuner called him over and said to him :
What is the point of weeping when there is such a strong wind that it is impossible to hear anything at all ?
The boy hesitated, understood the logic of what had been said, and returned to his heap of sand without showing any further feelings.
BERTOLT BRECHT
STORIES OF Mr. KEUNER
Translated from the German : Martin Chalmers
SOURCE : monoskop.org
IMAGE : boredpanda.com
photo by ELENA SHUMILOVA