Through death man loses only what he did not have, and what he has remains his forever.

— Matthias Claudius (1740–1815), Dichter

Topics: Grief & Comfort, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

Matthias Claudius

Matthias Claudius (1740–1815) war ein deutscher Dichter, Journalist und Redakteur, der vor allem in Wandsbek bei Hamburg wirkte. Bekannt durch Werke wie das „Abendlied“ („Der Mond ist aufgegangen“) und die Zeitung „Der Wandsbecker Bote“, vertrat er eine schlichte, biblisch verwurzelte Frömmigkeit, die von zeitgenössischen Aufklärern wie Goethe verspottet wurde. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine Verse ein unprätentiöses Gottvertrauen sowie die Mahnung zu menschlicher Demut und Schöpfungsverbundenheit.

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