Wisdom from all over the World

Wisdom from all over the world, reinvented by Niko Stoifberg. Every day a new pearl of wisdom, each one from another land.

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Surprise of the Day

Every day brings something new, and sometimes it’s even interesting! These are my own little epiphanies.

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Romaine and Jules. A fairytale

Did Hans-Christian Andersen’s friend Jules Jürgensen really build a tower in the woods to see his love across the border? To add to the legend, I wrote this fairy tale (…)

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Not Guilty

An essay on crime and punishment. If there is no such thing as free will (spoiler alert: there isn’t), our judicial system needs reform.

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Lightmares

Every morning a little story – half dreamed, half made up.

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Just listen to us!!

Schauspielhaus Zürich invited me to write about Suna Gürler’s «Flex». Spoiler alert: It’s awesome.

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A five-star pigsty

Switzerland, a five-star pigsty? A column for the Protestant Church’s magazine Bildungskirche.

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Who we should respect

Who should we choose as our role models? Our future selfs! A (German) column for the Protestant Church’s magazine Bildungskirche.

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A Smarter Democracy

«Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others», Winston Churchill said. Do we really have to leave our fate in the small hands of people like (…)

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Who should we respect?

Whom should we choose as role models? Our future selfs! A column for the Protestant Church’s magazine Bildungskirche.

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Culinary Cosmopolitans

Today’s connoisseurs will eat anything – as long as they haven’t heard of it before. An essay from Swiss culture magazine «041».

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