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Existentialism
Søren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
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So
to be sick unto death is, not to be able to die--yet not
as though there were hope of life (the sickness unto death) |
You
who are unchangeable, whom nothing changes! You who are unchangeable
in love, precisely for our welfare, not submitting to any change:
may we too will our welfare, submitting ourselves to the discipline
of Your unchangeableness, so that we may in unconditional obedience
find our rest and remain at rest in Your unchangeableness. You
are not like us; if we are to preserve only some degree of constancy,
we must not permit ourselves too much to be moved, nor by too
many things. You on the contrary are moved, and moved in infinite
love, by all things. Even that which we humans beings call an
insignificant trifle, and pass by unmoved, the need of a sparrow,
even this moved You; and what we so often scarcely notice, a
human sigh, this moves You, You who are unchangeable! You who
in infinite love do submit to be moved, may this our prayer
also move You to add Your blessing, in order that there may
be brought about such a change in us who pray as to bring us
into conformity with Your unchangeable will, You who are unchangeable!
(prayers)
So
to be sick unto death is, not to be able to die--yet not as
though there were hope of life (the sickness unto death)
Ce
qu'on fait n'est jamais compris mais seulement loué ou blâmé.
Nietzsche, Gay Science |
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