The thing is to understand myself
Søren Kierkegaard 1813-1855
"The thing is to understand myself, to see what God really wishes me to do; the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. What would be the use of discovering so-called objective truth…what good would it do me to be able to explain the meaning of Christianity if it had no dear significance for me and for my life…I still recognize an imperative of understanding and that through it one can work upon men, but it must be taken up into my life, and that is what I now recognize as the most important thing."
The Journals, August 1, 1835
posted by Douglas Molgaard at 5:05 AM
2 Comments:
Touche', Pastor Douglas!....sort of :-)
If you've read SK--- which it sounds like you have--- you understand the implication of that statement.
SK was highly critical of "Christendom" i.e. those who went thru the motions of Christianity without internalizing the truths of the Gospel. When he rails against "objective truth", he does not invoke the mind-set of relativism. What is meant, in this context, is that one needs to take those truths taught by Jesus and draw them deeply into one's being.
"Paganism never gets nearer the truth than Pilate: What is truth? And with that, crucifies it" (SK)
This is a theme that runs thru many of SK's works....Christ IS Truth...and we must be overwhelmed by Him.
This is our mission as disciples of Truth, and we must persevere to the end...
"Persistent striving is the ethical life view of the existing subject". (Concluding Unscientific Postscript 1846; SK)
Your sister in Christ,
Felicia Swavely
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