Existentialism
Choices, freedom, consequence. All three words are to the naked eye, words that have no meaning other then the definition that comes out of a dictionary. To them they see what is put in front of them. After reading Frankl, Crews, and articles which had something to do with one another, in one way or the other, we see a true meaning behind these words. We chose to do, think and chose our freedom. Our freedom, again, is limited to our choices, and our choices are unlimited, therefore we have unlimited freedom. Consequence, however, puts a stop to our choices. Often, we look at our consequences rather then our freedoms. We are afraid to do something because of its outcome. We also must do some things because of its consequence. We cannot determine whose choices are better, or determine the status of individuals from their choices. Each person is different, unique, in one way or another. We all have gone through different experiences, each which has affected our way of thinking about everything either completely changing our lives or simply looking at something in a new light. As we go by day by day, we see a new hope for meaning. Meaning is what leads our lives. It is like a drug to some of us, and to others, a mere item that is
However, when we are caught with a situation that is far too advanced for our experience's, we tend to worry and question any type of meaning there is. The need for knowledge by every human is part of this journey. Challenges arise in every society and culture. Today, we face many situations that question existentialism. As we grow, knowledge grows, and our mold has now shifted to a new shape which we tried to make fit. The main aspect that we have been searching for is still there, however, we have evolved from our early thinking to now educated ideas. "...adolescence can be viewed as a time when the young person begins to gain a deeper awareness of their existence on an abstract level." (de Avila) Here we learn that as a adolsent, we are curious into finding out more about ourselves without having to ask anyone. Finding out ourselves is a perfect way to answer our deep, emotinal questions. "When death becomes a matter of statistics and administration, it means that life is abstract too. The life of each person cannot be other than abstract as soon as one starts making it conform to an ideology." (A. Camus - EPW) As Camus states here, life is molded into what each one of us wants it to be, we make it our own idea. Instead of conforming to modern ideas, we mold our own out of experience. Life cannot become a simple "thing". Life is what we make it, our choice, which again, is free. Now the issue again, is with abortion. The ending of ones life, before one can actually live a life. It is possible that people are bought to think about life and death situations. Here is where the line is crossed. The choice is life, or death, and then again beyond that line, other lines are drawn. While we continuously question things we will never end, and, in fact, things should never end. The search for knowledge is every persons goal. As a famous quote states, knowing is half the battle. And knowing is, indeed, half the battle. Molding that knowledge into our own idea is another part of the battle. Anne Donovan was faced with a question toward god and meaning. Why, since she was a devoted Christian, did her baby die and a couple who did not go to Church as often and were not as devoted as they should be have the luck to have a living baby? Anne Donovan was in a very tough situation where meaning was a complete struggle. Anne succeeded in finding meaning in
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