Ryan Lynch - The self

Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard defines the self as a constant process as each day that a person is alive they are in the process of becoming.  He speaks about this in his book 'The Sickness Unto Death", for Kierkegaard believes that a person lives their life in between the finite and the infinite, and the balance between the two factions.  He believes the self to be a git given by God, the opportunity to do so and making something of yourself.  There is no final accomplishment in life, there is no ultimatum in order to be a complete human being, you are always changing and becoming something else which is quite a beautiful sentiment.  When viewing the self in this light it can be seen as both a great gift and a great responsibility for an individual to have been bestowed upon by God.  The dynamic between the finite and the infinite is what defines the self.  The finite is the reality of one person at the moment, who they are in the flesh.  The infinite is what one can become, the inevitable changing of someone and all of the possibilities that holds.  One must balance their relationship with both the finite and the infinite so as to not lose oneself.  Living exclusively in either of the two factions can result in this.