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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Soren Kierkegaard
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Reflections: Life As We Live It… Søren Kierkegaard
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Existentialism is a term given to the works of certain philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche amongst others, who “focus on the condition of human existence, the nature of free will, and an individual’s emotions, actions, responsibilities, and thoughts, and the meaning or purpose of life.” (Wikipedia)
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When I read today’s WP prompt, it got me thinking about my college days and all the philosophers we had to read. I must confess that Kierkegaard was one of many favorites because of the incisive way he cut through the morass of human behavior, and offered insights that many of us could claim to have experienced or that had made meaning in our lives.
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Kierkegaard believed that “the individual has the sole responsibility for giving one’s own life meaning and with living life passionately and sincerely, in spite of many obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, choice, boredom, and death.” Life as we live it is individualized and subjective. We come to the conversation with our own back stories and our share of angst.
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Flickr Comments 
Wow! This is very nice of you. It is so easy to love Elizabeth Obih-Frank’s posts in her Mirth and Motivation blog, but it is something else again to demonstrate that love in a appreciation post! Nice!
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This is a great article. I studied Søren Kierkegaard in my many searches on ways to live ones life. There is a lot to be said about his thoughts.
Well done,
Isadora
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Thank you again Fritz! I owe you and Barbara lunch and dinner at a fine castle in Slovenia. 🙂 You made my day with this re-post. THANK YOU!
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maybe one day we meet there searching for another vampire like me 🙂
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“Life as we live it is individualized and subjective. We come to the conversation with our own back stories and our share of angst.”
Well said. 🙂
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You said a mouthful right there! So wise! Amen! thank you for a great post as usual, I love coming here and reading your posts, so again thank you for sharing with me all the way in Colorado USA you make it feel like such a small world and like we live right next door! It is an honor to be your neighbor. 🙂 WATW
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