Full Idea
Our destiny in this life is to be brought to the highest pitch of world-weariness.
Gist of Idea
Our destiny is the highest pitch of world-weariness
Source
Søren Kierkegaard (The Journals of Kierkegaard [1850], 1855.09.25), quoted by Alastair Hannay - Kierkegaard 10
Book Reference
Hannay,Alastair: 'Søren Kierkegaard: critical lives' [Reaktion Books 2018], p.156
A Reaction
The beginning of his last entry. Hardly a great general truth, but interesting. Should we aspire to exhaust life?