Years ago at Raimund's seminar "Um den Punkt geredet" ("Talk around the point" actually meaning "to beat about the bush") as we were asked to present a work of art, I did and recited "To be or not to be". Because everybody was silent I began to argue that this to me is a perfect work of art. It has many layers and each time I revisit it I see a new aspect, somehow it appears to grow with me. And this was not nearly all, it has a perfect rhythm, a wonderful sound.
So Raimund felt challenged and began to talk about phenomenology and Edmund Husserl. According to Raimund this is the origin of Husserl's philosophy of phenomenology: When he was travelling by train his companion said to him: "Look at these black and white cows in the meadow." And Husserl replied: "From this side they are."
The whole excursion ended with Raimund addressing me: "If I understand you correctly then you believe that if I got into my car I can never be sure of reaching my destination." And we both smiled at each other and it was deep and thorough.
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