Sunday 11/04

Kierkegaard described angst as unfocused fear. When a man looks over the edge of a cliff or building, a focused fear of falling is experienced, but at the same time, so is the terrifying impulse to throw oneself intentionally off the edge. That experience is dreadful because of our complete freedom to choose to either... throw oneself off or to stay put. The mere fact that one has the possibility and freedom to do something, even the most terrifying of possibilities, triggers immense feelings of dread. This is our "dizziness of freedom".