Not a taboo subject

Humor is the push button for silent sadness

Mario Kuttnig is a funeral speaker and cabaret artist.

(Bild: Evelyn Hronek)

Death and the process of dying is still a taboo subject. Is it permissible to laugh in the face of death with joie de vivre, or is it bordering on irreverent to smile at a wake? The "Krone" asked funeral speaker and cabaret artist Mario Kuttnig. 

That feeling of losing a loved one - that endless pain that almost seems to consume you - shock paralysis. Coming to terms with death is often difficult for the bereaved - after all, this topic is often made taboo. How to deal with such a situation is well known: There is mourning, crying, stories are told and then, all of a sudden, humor creeps in with a quiet sole.