One of the movies I would like to see the most is THE ASCENT, directed by LARISSA SHEPITKO, one of the greatest Soviet female filmmakers. I have heard that it is set in Byelorussia in WWII. People living there had two choices: HITLER OR STALIN. I thought each of these two leaders killed more than 10 million people. (If it's not correct, I apologize for my poor history knowledge.)
Actually, there are more than two choices. For example, if you commit suicide, you don't have to choose whether to cooperate with any leaders. And when you decide to commit suicide, you also have many choices. You can choose whether to kill only yourself, or to try to kill your enemies before you kill yourself. We really have many choices in life, but you cannot choose where and when you were born. And if you were born at the wrong place at the wrong time, when you grow up, no matter what you choose , you will regret it later.
--I like the quote of Kierkegaard in NOI ALBINOI (DAGUR KARI, A+++++) very much.
"Marry, and you will regret it. Do not marry, and you will also regret it. Marry or do not marry, you will regret it either way. Whether you marry or you do not marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the stupidities of the world, and you will regret it; weep over them, and you will also regret it. Laugh at the stupidities of the world or weep over them, you will regret it either way. Whether you laugh at the stupidities of the world or you weep over them, you will regret it either way. ... Hang yourself, and you will regret it. Do not hang yourself, and you will also regret it. Hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret it either way. Whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret it either way. "
Ecstatic Discourse from Diapsalmata, Søren Aa. Kierkegaard
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