when i was facing existential crisis ... did i say deep.... yup deeeeeep existential crisis ... i was following nihilism,romanticism and other things.... i came across this little piece from french philosopher Albert Camus ...

I think James will like it since he is of writer type...

its not really about nihilism or killing yourself,its about existentialism which is supposed to be opposite though i don't get the difference....


My dear,

I don’t know what to do today, help me decide.

Should I cut myself open and pour my heart on these pages?
Or should I sit here and do nothing, nobody’s asking anything of me afterall.

Should I jump off the cliff that has my heart beating so and develop my wings on the way down?
Or should I step back from the edge, and let the others deal with this thing called courage.

Should I stare back at the existential abyss that haunts me so and try desperately to grab from it a sense of self?
Or should I keep walking half-asleep, only half-looking at it every now and then in times in which I can’t help doing anything but?

Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?

Falsely yours,
Albert Camus