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Whom Can You Depend on in Life?
It’s tempting to reply with some absolute answer like “no one”, “only yourself” or “God”, depending on your beliefs, but I think that honest reply requires going deeper. “To be able to depend on someone” as I understand it, is … Continue reading
A Cure for our Fear of Death
In Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris”, the protagonist complaints that he doesn’t know whether he should marry his fiancee, and whether he loves her at all. The reply he gets from a fictional Ernest Hemingway contains the most brilliant lines in … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Death, Existentialism, Fear of Death, Life, Love, The Human Condition
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Past, Present and Future Man – Which One Are You?
When was the last time you had a vision? Mine occurred when I was on a plane, watching the clouds drift below me. A Boeing 747 is making its way through the evening skies thirty thousand feet above the ground, … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Conscious Man, Life, Meaning, Modern Marn, The Human Condition, Traditional Man
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Where Does Lasting Change Come From?
My friend has just finished an army service. After serving for several years, she is getting discharged, and starting a new phase in her life. When toasting her, I mentioned something about taking the time “to look inside” and not … Continue reading
Is Your Life Worth Living?
We rarely ask this question seriously, afraid there won’t be a satisfying answer. But when faced with a crisis, when life seems bleak and pointless, dealing with this question authentically is of crucial importance. Albert Camus called the question of … Continue reading