Leandra Jacobson 4/29 final blog!!!

The German film “Wings of Desire” addresses the existential way to experience life in the experiential moment. By trying to understand the moment of experience like fear or pain, you are removing yourself from it. It has to be very difficult to keep yourself completely in the moment. I enjoyed the example of skydiving and how the mind is completely cleared, creting an existential environment. I could not imagine living in this type of moment at all times but can see how trying to imitate it by not always analyzing everything too much. This can become present in romantic relationships, enjoying it for the feeling instead of the instrumental value creating jealousy and possession.
There is an intention in the moment of existential life, where the experience is above the reaction perhaps. I enjoyed Dr. Redick’s statement that man is unfinished and incomplete. We are always learning, searching, and devouring our surroundings. This is trying to make sense of our existence by not living in the moment and assigning meaning to every experience. This is what existentialism attempts to break free from, in valuing the experience above the human existence. There is the infinite that we desire but the finite we live in. we are constantly catching up, making up for lost time instead of living IN the time!