Great Kierkegaard Quote

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards”
- Soren Kierkegaard

Kierkegaard's quote is alot more dynamic than the old standby, " Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it."

Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher in the 19th century who wrote about a wide range of topics. His most famous work Either/Or is a treatise on what he considered the two primary states of existance for man: the hedonist and the responsible man. We each have parts of both and it is the struggle between our two sides which defines our morals and values. Think about that for a minute or two.