#Existence

Living Beyond Survival: Why Purpose Is Human Necessity

Because meaning is not solitary, the next step is communal. Dostoevsky’s ethic in The Brothers Karamazov—“each of us is responsible for all”—suggests that purpose matures as responsibility, not mere self-expression. Aligning one’s life with the good of others converts private goals into shared goods. Sociology echoes this. Émile Durkheim’s Suicide (1897) shows how anomie—normlessness and isolation—erodes the will to live. By contrast, roles that tether us to family, craft, and community secure identity and resolve. Thus, having something to live for often means having someone to live for. [...]

To Live Without Hope Is to Cease to Live — Fyodor Dostoevsky

Hope acts as a coping mechanism during difficult times. It is through hope that individuals are able to endure suffering, as it suggests the possibility of positive change in the future. [...]

The Essence of Being Is to Become - Rainer Maria Rilke

As a poet, Rilke often explored the complexities of human existence and the search for meaning. This quote encapsulates his belief that art and creation are integral to the process of becoming. [...]