Today, I was shocked that I exist

I know you get that feeling sometimes, but today I felt it intensely. I am surprised that there is life. I’m amazed at my conciousness. I realized, for the first time, that my conciousness can cease. I mean…I have. But it has never registered like it did today. I feel like I want to live a full life now. The problem is I’m feeling like this in 3:44 am. Later in the morning this feeling will go away and i will go back to living the miserable life and probably forget. Does anyone ever feel like this. I wish i could feel like this all the time. life is short.

I know exactly how you feel. Such a state Heidegger sought to rekindle, because over time, due to Western metaphysics’ unnecessary separation of subject and object, we have lost our primordial relationship and awe with the wonder that is Being! Savour it my friend.