existentialism
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Personal writing #05
Empty, white box. Nothing is here besides the two metallic, cold chairs. I find myself in this seat; I forget how I got here. I know that there is no outside. This is the world, and in the world, there is only you and me. Neither of us utters a word. I don’t remember you,… Continue reading
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The Great Wall of China, Franz Kafka
Kafka’s The Great Wall of China tells a story of the construction of the Great Wall through an anonymous narrator. The wall is built in small sections, gradually aiming to be merged later to build one, long, majestic protection against the nomads of the North. Continue reading
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The Sickness unto Death, Søren Kierkegaard
I was out of breath that day, climbing up six floors’ worth of stairs with uneven breaths. There is a very fortunate thing about being a university student, and it is that guidance is always offered to all that seek it out. This is why I’m often found on this floor, knocking on the doors… Continue reading
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Personal writing #04
Erich Fromm, a German American humanistic philosopher argues that the way we view death correlates with the way we live life. His belief lies in a flexible and multifaceted reality that is personalized to each individual. His goal is not to state that one state of reality is true for all humans―it is to state… Continue reading
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Personal writing #03
Imitation flowers in Japanese, zōka, is a two-character word that means ‘create’ and ‘flower’ individually. I find the way it is written to be very pleasant; it has a harmonious beauty to it that ‘imitation’ does not. Continue reading
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Personal writing #02
[原文英訳に続く] Yet another year has passed since I began writing. I would like to believe that the weight has lessened with time. Continue reading
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