Essence or Existence; which came first? In order to have essence, we must create it meaning we must have to exist first. David Banach has a similar statement, that "Existence precedes Essence." We all exist even before birth but do not know who are what we are: "It means that first of all, man exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself." Even once we are born, it takes time to define who we are. I am now reaching sixteen years of my life and still have no complete idea of who I am or who I want to be. I am also almost positive that the adults that surround me are still learning who they are today and continue creating pictures on their mental television screens. This causes me to wonder. When do we find ourselves? When does our essence become a set deal? Does our essence really exist? If it doesn't then what is it? Just to explain this a little more, "Both our nature and our value come from outside of us."(David Banach). We are constantly surrounded by external things so how do we finish determining our essence?
Hope this isn't confusing :)
Hope this isn't confusing :)
