What is understood or what we have to inexplicably understand as the basic human dilemma is the fact that we, as humans, exist in (voluntarily or not) an inescapably binary world, in which we are caught and are being simultaneously pulled, in opposite directions. This is true of both the physical and material world as well as of our inner-most, darkest thoughts that we would not want to share with the outer world.
A typical example of the state the human being finds him or herself in at this moment is to be in the chalk circle, expecting a verdict under King Solomon's judgement as in Bertolt Brecht's play Caucasian Circle. On the one hand Azdak, the true mother has reason to pull you to her side, while Grusha has an equally valid and weighted reason to pull you to hers. Both forces simultaneously pull and claim you to be on their side.
What we should comprehend of this diabolical status is that, since we are not abominable children who have to be merely "ushered" into a circle to be deiced one's position in future, we can simply walk out of the circle, taking a stance as to where we want to be.
My conclusion is that we, as humans, always have the space to simply walk out of the dilemma, a choice that is voluntary, but has its own consequences ever after.
Let us move out. I am determined to do so, even though the after implications may seem gruesome or sordid.
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