The Soul of Kierkegaard by Søren Kierkegaard & Alexander Dru

The Soul of Kierkegaard by Søren Kierkegaard & Alexander Dru

Author:Søren Kierkegaard & Alexander Dru [Kierkegaard, Søren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486146010
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-05T00:00:00+00:00


When in regard to communicating something it is self-evident what to communicate means, when it is simply a matter of course and not a moment need be wasted discussing the question, when it is the kind of assumption which does not even need to be mentioned: then, if one has something to communicate, it is as easy as shelling peas. But when an author has an individual conception of what communication is, when perhaps the distinctive characteristic, the reality of his historical importance is concentrated in precisely that; well, then it will be a long affair—O school of patience. Before there can be any mention of understanding anything which he has communicated one must first of all understand him from the point of view of his particular dialectic of communication, and understand everything from that point of view. For that particular dialectic of communication cannot be communicated in the traditional dialectical form. The age will of course require this of him. Oh, how long it will take to be understood, O school of patience. And the more a man understands himself through what he understands, the more easily he will discover that he is not understood—only those who themselves understand nothing can delude themselves into believing that everyone understands them. Oh, the sadness of having understood something true—and then of only seeing oneself misunderstood. Oh, sadness—for what is irony in the mystery of the heart but sadness. Sadness means to be alone in having understood something true and as soon as one is in company with others, with those who misunderstand, that sadness becomes irony.



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