Chapter 08: Hints A - SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE
Last update: 4.5.2003



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A. SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE

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Content:
- Searching for own ego, own identity, meaning of life, humanity, existence in its whole extent, meaning of existence, etc.

Use is based on presumption:
- Sometimes we ask ourselves: “Who am I? Why I am alive? Where do I came from? Where am I going? What is the meaning of my existence? Do I have enough will power to go on living this life? Is there God? Am I totally alone on this planet? Should I kill myself?”

Oscar Wilde: "We all trample in mud, but some of us are looking at stars."
C.G.Jung: "There is a beautiful story about a rabbi whom a student asked one day: ‘earlier there were people who had seen God face to face. Why they don’t exist anymore?’ Rabbi answered: ‘Because nowadays nobody can’t bow down deeply enough.’ Person must bow down quite deep to be able to bail water from stream.”
Isabelle Adjani: "Life is worth of living, but not deliberating all the time.”
Dag Hammarskjöld: "Don’t weigh every step on your way: only looking far away you find the destination.”
Francis Bacon: "Those are bad explorers who conclude, there is no land because they can see only the sea.”
Leif Färding: “I don’t know what really is happening. / This is fight of health and entirety, / this is a journey on edge of the world, / no this isn’t a poem. / This is note from a time when something or all broke down.”
Pentti Saarikoski: "In the morning life scares me more than death in the evening."

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MY TOP HINTS:

A.I., Director: Steven Spielberg, 2002, 2:20, drama, USA
AMERICAN BEAUTY, Sam Mendes, 1999, 1:57, drama, USA
ANDREI RUBLEV, Andrei Tarkovski, 1966, 2:57, drama, Soviet Union
BEAUTIFUL MIND, Ron Howard, 2001, 2:09, drama, USA
BICENTENNIAL MAN, Chris Columbus, 1999, 2:06, comedy/drama, USA
CARRINGTON, Christopher Hampton, 1995, 1:57, drama, UK
HAPPINESS, Todd Solondz, 1998, 2:14, black comedy, USA
HEAVEN AND EARTH, Oliver Stone, 1993, 2:16, drama, USA
HOLY SMOKE, Jane Campion, 1999, 1:55, draama, Austalia
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, Bille August, 1993, 2:20, drama, Germany/Denmark/Portugal
LEGENDS OF THE FALL, Edward Zwick, 1995, 1:55, western, USA
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, James Ivory, 1993, UK, 2:11, drama, UK
THE ROAD HOME, Zhang Yimou, 1999, 1:29, drama, China
SHADOWLANDS, Richard Attenborough, 1995, 2:06, drama, UK
THE SHELTERING SKY, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1990, 2:13, drama, UK/Italy
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Vincent Waird, 1998, 1:43, drama, USA

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AND SOME MORE:

AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE, Director:Martin Scorsese, 1993, 2:15, drama
AMERICAN HISTORY X, Tony Kaye, 1998, 1:54, drama
APOCALYPSE NOW, Francis Coppola, 1979, 2:34, war
BAD BOY BUBBY, Rolf De Heer, 1996, 1:52, drama
BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier, 1996, 2:38, drama
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, Martin Scorsese, 1999, 1:56, drama
CITIZEN KANE, Orson Welles, 1941, 1:59, draama
CRYING GAME, Neil Jordan, 1992, 1:48, drama
DANCER IN THE DARK, Lars Von Trier, 2000, 2:14, drama
FALLING DOWN, Joel Schumacher, 1992, 1:50, action
FARGO, Joel & Ethan Coen, 1996, 1:34, USA, drama
FARINELLI, Gerard Corbiau, 1996, 1:51, drama
FIGHT CLUB, David Fincher, 1999, 2:14, action
FINDING GRACELAND, David Winkler, 1998, 1:37, drama
FISHER KING, Terry Gilliam, 1991, 2:18, drama
FIVE YEARS IN TIBET, Jean Jacgues Annaud, 1997, 2:16, drama
FRANCES, Creame Clifford, 1982, 2:14, drama
GIRL, INTERRUPTED, James Mangold, 1999, 2:03, drama
HOPE AND GLORY, John Boorman, 1987, 1:53, war
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Frank Capra, 1946, drama
JOE BLACK, Martin Brest, 1998, 2:55, drama
JOE THE KING, Frank Whally, 1999, 1:36, drama
KUNDUN, Martin Scorsese, 1997, 2:08, drama
LA VITA E BELLA, Roberto Benigni, 1997, 1:51, drama
LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Mike Figgis, 1995, 11:47, drama
L'OURS, Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1989, 1:31, adeventure
MAGNOLIA, Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999, 3:10, drama
MAN WITHOUT THE PAST, Aki Kaurismäki, 2002, 1:33, drama
NADIE HABLARA DE NOSOTRAS CUANDO HAYAMOS MUERTO, Agustin Diaz Yanez, 1995, 1:44
NELL, Michael Apted, 1994, 1:49, drama
NIXON, Oliver Stone, 1995, 3:04, drama
OTHERS, THE, Alejandro Amenabar, 2001, 1:40, horror
PRIEST, Antonia Bird, 1996, 1:45, drama
ROAD TO PERDITION, Sam Mendes, 2002, 1:52, thriller/drama
SCARFACE, Brian DePalma, 1983, 2:43, action
SEVEN, David Fincher, 1997, 2:02, action
THIN RED LINE, THE, Terrence Malick, 1998, 2:45, war
THREE COLOURS BLUE (Trois Couleurs Bleu), Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993, 1:35, drama
TRUE ROMANCE, Tony Scott, 1997, 1:54, action
THE TRUMAN SHOW,THE, Peter Weir, 1998, 1:40, comedy
WAR ZONE, THE, Tim Burton, 1998, 1:39, drama
WONDER BOYS, Curtis Hanson, 2000, 1:47, drama
ZOMBIE AND THE GHOST TRAIN, Mika Kaurismäki, 1991, 1:27, drama

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click: A. searching for the meaning of life

click: B. pain of growing

click: C. abnegation, death, devorce

click: D. defiance of norms, young rebels

click: E. intoxicating agent drugs

click: F. twilight zone, feel like going crazy

click: G. testing limits, adventure, excitement

click: H. glory, self respect, justice

click: I. love, happiness, hate

click: J. sexuality

click: K. humour: just for fun

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