DOOMED TO CHOOSE THE HUMAN: ON THE WAY OF MASTERING ONE'S OWN NATURE

Abstract

According to M.K. Mamardashvili's shrewd remark: "on the basis of the world's being, freedom produces only freedom. And nothing else. It cannot be shown as an object, and even more so - it cannot be put into the pocket" [1]. The tradition of using the phrase "the freedom of choice" creates a false impression of the secondary nature of the word "choice". It seems that the existence of choice in general is a condition of freedom. Freedom in potency. Only by exposing the genuine supports of one's existence, man gets a chance to master his own nature, to seek a truly human in his steps and reflections. The intuitive search for the human in self begins with the realization of a powerful wild, primordial self. It is still very far to full recognition of one's sociality, and it seems not so relevant. But it is this most important feature that revolutionizes the nature of man, awakening absolutely new and alien spiritual needs in it. Man is what was imprinted, crystallized in the long history