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May 02, 2019
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To explore the reality of Kierkegaard’s stages of life I examined three of my friends. Kierkegaard identifies three stages that are required for living a full and happy life. each of my three friends had experienced the three stages of Kierkegaard’s philosophy. The first stage experienced by all of them was ‘aesthetic stage'. In this stage, they explored their main motivation of life. According to my first friend his central motivation was music. By listening to the music he attained a high level of motivation. He expressed that his feelings of motivation were associated with pleasure. The second friend explained that his main source of motivation was his desire of getting better. His thoughts on designing a better life for himself provided him with the required level of motivation. The analysis of the third friend’s views depicts that his motivation came from his leisure activities. He tried different things like racing for gaining pleasure and happiness.
The second stage is the ‘ethical stage' that was also experienced by all three friends. My first friend explained that he rarely care about the laws and orders of society. He likes to enjoy his freedom but the only thing that makes him ethical is preventing himself from causing harm to others. He believes that it is not right to do something that hurt others. The second friend cares a lot about ethics and it is visible in his many aspects of life. He gives charity because he believes it is his ethical responsibility to offer help to the people. He also stops people from fighting because he believes it is his ethical responsibility to offer help to others. the third friend did not experience any ethical situation that reflects that he doesn't care about his ethical duty. He believed that he has to live a happy and tension free life that convinces him to believe that he must stay away from the frustrating things. He explained that he didn't care about what was going around.
The third stage is the ‘religious state' that was most commonly witnessed by the second friend. He expressed that he gives time to religious activities and visits church. This is the main source of moral strength for him. Whenever he feels hopeless he visits church The other two friends didn't participate in any religious activity and only visited church rarely.
The ages and life experience have a significant impact on the personality of individuals. My first friend was having the age of 24 years, the second friend had an age of 35 years and the third friend had an age of 22 years. their experiences indicate that people who are young are less concerned about religion and ethics. They are more interested in living a happy and tension free life. This disconnects them from the debate of right or wrong. While the people who are mature are more concerned about religion and ethics.
When I compare my personal beliefs with my first friend I find many similarities because I also think that one should do things that lead to happiness. Compared to my second friend I also think that one should think about his ethical duty. I engage in activities like charity and helping others because that is linked to my ethical responsibility. Like my third friend I only visit the church on Christmas. I don't practice many religious activities. I believe that I have different traits and believes that have relevance with all of my friends.
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