It’s Worth Asking

Andreas Laudert

Andreas Laudert

10 June 2026 · 1 min read

It’s Worth Asking

Questions are a way of listening to one another and showing interest. But not every question awakens the other person’s interest. For some, certain questions aren’t really “their” questions, either because they already know the answer or have figured it out for themselves or because they don’t find the question particularly interesting or relevant.

For some, certain questions aren’t really “their” questions, either because they already know the answer or have figured it out for themselves or because they don’t find the question particularly interesting or relevant. How can I tell the difference? How do I know whether a question touches me or not? What makes it moving, and what makes it boring? The Real Question Some questions open up a new perspective; they contain an element of tension; they are stimulating and electrifying and prompt reflection and introspection. They hold some kind of secret, hint at something, and leave a trail. Other questions lack this aura: they remain within
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Andreas Laudert

Andreas Laudert

Andreas Laudert, geb. 1969 in Bingen, studierte Szenisches Schreiben an der Universität der Künste Berlin und wurde durch Stücke u. a. für die Berliner Schaubühne und das Deutsche Theater Göttingen als Dramatiker bekannt. Es folgte ein Studium am Priesterseminar der Christengemeinschaft. Neben literarischen und essayistischen Buchveröffentlichungen zu Zeitthemen ist er als Gastdozent tätig. Seit 2015 unterrichtet er an den Waldorfschulen Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg und Lübeck Deutsch und Ethik und entwickelt Klassenspiele für die Oberstufe.

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