The aim in this paper is to focus on the concept of "the eternal" and how it relates to the human being. ... How can a human be both eternal and temporal if they are contradictions to each other? Kierkegaard answers this question by introducing the concept of "the moment" of decision. ... (BE 33) No matter how much I would love to soar in the air like a bird, the very fact that I have a human body that did not come equipped with wings limits me. ... One example of how we could give practical meaning to imagination is to imagine oneself flying like a bird. ...

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