ex·is·ten·tial·ism  [eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si-] noun

a philosophical attitude that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.

February 22, 2012

Muscat, Oman

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever present perils of life.
[ Moby Dick Chapter LX, Herman Melville ]