Søren Kierkegaard
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
Søren Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard, the 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian, succinctly captures the value of life stories. It is only when we look back on the complexity of our lives, in a focused and methodical fashion, that we can discern a pattern. And from this pattern we can interpret more clearly the “Whys” of our life.
Understanding where we’ve come from can help us live our lives “forward” in a manner that hopefully avoids repeating the mistakes of the past.
