{"id":5769,"date":"2016-03-08T19:54:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=5769"},"modified":"2019-12-01T18:37:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T16:37:21","slug":"swiss-federal-president-john-taylor-mayor-speaks-to-the-day-of-the-ill-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=5769","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Federal President John Taylor Mayor speaks to the Day of the Ill [analysis] #montypython #bwahaha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tagderkranken.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6th 2016<\/a>, Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann (translated to English as John Taylor Mayor) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lenouvelliste.ch\/articles\/suisse\/journee-des-malades-l-allocution-sur-le-rire-du-president-johann-schneider-ammann-amuse-la-toile-509611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delivers a most spectacular speech for the Swiss Day of the Ill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, he advocates happy laughter (but no bickering or bullying).<\/p>\n<p>He delivers the speech with an outstandingly dead pan serious face that attained cult status. He employs a &#8220;Francais federal&#8221; accent that also attains cult status.<\/p>\n<p>Together with a setting that appears to be straight out of a Jacques Tati movie, the video of that speech itself is, in its entirety, a clearly one total Swiss Federal guilty pleasure to watch. There are no better. Who laughs first, loses. In essence, laughter is good, scientifically, but only when done right.<\/p>\n<p>What a hoot. A rare gem. Subtle and extremely subtle at once. Several layers of politeness. From view of a person that does carry a load, that speech is GREAT. I loved it. It made me realize there is laughter and compassion with respect of a rarely found high degree of humanity. Thank you, Mr President.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10glic.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5770\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10glic.gif\" alt=\"10glic\" width=\"601\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_56948\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-oQgY2oa6I?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The text of his speech (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.admin.ch\/message\/index.html?lang=de&amp;msg-id=60878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a>) in German:<\/p>\n<p>Lachen schenkt Gl\u00fccksmomente, auch in der Krankheit &#8211; Bern, 06.03.2016 &#8211; Rede von Bundespr\u00e4sident Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Vorsteher des Eidgen\u00f6ssischen Departements f\u00fcr Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF Tag der Kranken, 6. M\u00e4rz 2016 &#8211; Lachen ist gesund, sagt der Volksmund. Das haben Sie sicher, wie ich auch selber, schon gesp\u00fcrt. Nat\u00fcrlich kommt es darauf an, warum man lacht. Sich \u00fcber jemanden lustig machen, zynisch sein: Das ist meiner Meinung nach kein gutes Lachen. Lacht man aber von Herzen mit jemandem zusammen, dann schenkt das Gl\u00fccksmomente.\u00a0 Das best\u00e4tigt sogar die Wissenschaft. Sie fragen sich jetzt vielleicht: Warum redet der Bundespr\u00e4sident \u00fcbers Lachen am Tag der Kranken? Wer schwer krank ist, hat doch \u00fcberhaupt nichts zu lachen. Mit Humor wird zunehmend auch am Krankenbett gearbeitet.\u00a0 So besuchen die Spitalclowns der Stiftung Theodora seit \u00fcber 20 Jahren Kinderspit\u00e4ler. Mit Erfolg zaubern sie den kleinen Kranken ein L\u00e4cheln ins Gesicht. In Alters- und Pflegeheimen werden CareClowns eingesetzt. Die Universit\u00e4t Z\u00fcrich hat vor drei Jahren die weltweit erste Studie dazu gemacht. Das Resultat: Clownauftritte bei Menschen mit Demenz l\u00f6sen echte Freude aus. Auch Sie, liebe Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner der Schweiz, k\u00f6nnen Ihren N\u00e4chsten, die krank werden, Freude schenken. Dazu braucht es keine speziellen Kurse. Und immer wieder kommt es vor, dass die von der Krankheit direkt Betroffenen ihre Umgebung aufmuntern. Ich habe das selber erlebt auf unserer letzten Bundesrats-Schulreise, als wir halt machten in einem Pflegeheim. Die kranken und \u00e4lteren Menschen haben uns mit einem Strahlen empfangen. Wir haben zusammen gelacht und f\u00fcr einen Moment r\u00fcckte die Krankheit in den Hintergrund. Wir alle wissen: Krankheit geht einher mit Schmerz, Sorge und Trauer. Und am Ende steht manchmal der Tod. Ohne das zu vergessen: Wir d\u00fcrfen mit den Betroffenen auch lachen und Freude erleben. Mit achtsamem, respektvollem, ja leisem Humor. Ich danke am diesj\u00e4hrigen Tag der Kranken all jenen, die sich t\u00e4glich um kranke Menschen k\u00fcmmern: Den Pflegenden und Betreuenden f\u00fcr ihre professionelle Hilfe.\u00a0Den Angeh\u00f6rigen f\u00fcr ihre Zuneigung und Unterst\u00fctzung. Ja, Ihnen allen, die kranken Menschen zur Seite stehen und hie und da mit feinem Humor f\u00fcr ein wenig Freude sorgen. Ihnen liebe Kranke, w\u00fcnsche ich Kraft und Zuversicht. Und ab und zu &#8211; trotz Ihrem Leiden &#8211; ein L\u00e4cheln, einen Moment des Gl\u00fccks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original popular culture references:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Villa Arpel, from the movie &#8220;Mon Oncle&#8221; with Jacques Tati.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/images\/villaarpel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Francais federal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_24423\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZBlgHejqPI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Monty Python news sketches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_84660\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDK2zdHBX3Q?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monty Python - Interesting People\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xEYcJ1r9Buc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Snap. Snap. It is all done with the eyes.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/worms.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"gKpi MacJmm LVJixvjz\"><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For March 6th 2016, Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann (translated to English as John Taylor Mayor) delivers a most spectacular speech for the Swiss Day of the Ill. In essence, he advocates happy laughter (but no bickering or bullying). He delivers the speech with an outstandingly dead pan serious face that attained cult status. 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