Existentialism

[peptoabysmal]

I keep pondering this word today. I almost had my legs chopped off by an old fart driving a BMW today.

I was walking out of a store, the parking lot was mostly empty and serene. A car was passing, so I stopped and waved the driver by. I had plenty of time. Then as I was walking towards my truck across the parking lot (let me emphasize that there wer e plenty of parking spots), this old geezer comes up and of course, wants to park right where I'm walking towards. Well, he catches sight of me and I guess he wanted to step on the brake, but hit the accelerator. There was a big cement structure holding one of the light posts and he smashed into it really hard, about a foot in front of me. His hood, or bonnet if you prefer, popped up about two feet higher right in front of me. I can't help but wonder if I hadn't taken the few seconds to wave the car by if I wouldn't have been smashed.

This isn't my first brush with possible maiming or even death, so I wasn't too flustered, but I kept thinking about this word existentialism.

Why is it that when you are walking somewhere or driving somewhere, there's plenty of room for everyone, but someone has got to have that spot right in front of you?

 

[fishbob]

I believe that this is an existential answer:

People are idiots, and you were lucky.

By the way, I am glad he missed you.

 

[peptoabysmal]

I believe that this is an existential answer:

People are idiots, and you were lucky.

By the way, I am glad he missed you.

Why thank you

The more I think about the incident, the more I realize that the old guy was probably going for the brake and hit the accelerator, having seen me only at the last second. I was quite amazed at how fast a BMW can accelerate in the length of a parking space. I guess they are worth the extra money?

 

[cloud_strife]

wow, I can't remember any serious brushes with maiming or death, so I really can't relate.

However, I love your avatar, and that's enough for me to say I'm glad you didn't become parking lot roadkill.

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I was quite amazed at how fast a BMW can accelerate in the length of a parking space. I guess they are worth the extra money?
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hehehe, bmw's are for old people and guys with small external organs, so in that respect they are worth the extra money.
However, this is how I buy a car:

go to the dealership, see a car that looks good (four wheels, and can get me from point a to point b) test that car, buy it, go home and relax.

 

[Bikewer]

"We all wanted to be existentialists, hell, nobody knew what it meant."

The ballad of Elizabeth Dark, by Michael Smith.

 

[Iacchus]

Wasn't Jesus Christ an existentialist? And what does it mean except that we live for today, right?

 

[cloud_strife]

Jesus was an existentialist? Didn't he believe in God?

 

[MLynn]

Per the Random House Dictionary-
Existentialism: A philosophic doctrine of beliefs that people have absolute freedom of choice and that the universe is absurd, with an emphasis on the phenomena of anxiety and alienation.

Am I slow? I need a translation of the above definition.

 

[cloud_strife]

Per the Random House Dictionary-
Existentialism: A philosophic doctrine of beliefs that people have absolute freedom of choice and that the universe is absurd, with an emphasis on the phenomena of anxiety and alienation.

Am I slow? I need a translation of the above definition.

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Basically it's a bunch of weirdos who think that they can do whatever they want, and that the universe has no meaning. We are alone in this universe, and there's nothing you can do about it, so stop being happy!!