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It is important to note here that the birth of the individual
cannot be separated from sexual intercourse. And again, of course,
we turn to Kierkegaard. And if it is through sexual course that one
acquires guilt, then the individual, in the Christian sense, is indeed
guilty, and this is as a result of the original sin. For original sin is
passed on to on all human beings at birth. Had the first human not
committed sin, there would be no individual, no humanity. That
is to say, sexuality is created together with guilt (Med Syndigheden
blev Sexualiteten sat) (SKS 4. p 357.), and the individual is from its
origin a sinful individual. The individual’s freedom can also be
interpreted along these lines. Sin also means separation, the first
human makes a decision, and he is judged (in the theological-moral
sense of judgment.).
The same turned to other is forced to recognize what both have
in common. This is recognized sameness. In fact, the divided being
does not only recognize it, but it feels a desire for the other (its own
other existence). “For each of us is a mere tally of a person, one
of two sides of a filleted fish, one half of an original whole. We are
all continually searching for our other half.” (Plato 2008. 191.e.)
He longs to have perfection (back), to return the state before the
split. In Plato, the divided human becomes a lover; the androgynes
want to be gods, even if only in the moment of desire. For this they
need the most mysterious Greek god, Eros.”
Just as in the story Narcissus, Eros is the driving force. In this
story, it leads towards destruction, but in a way, it is also a kind of
reunion, or at least the elimination of duality. Romeo and Juliet,
Tristan and Isolde, Abelard and Héloïse, Hero and Leander. The
“and” vanishes with death There is no duality. Death melts them
into one. Time and space do not exist for them; there is particularly
no time for them, otherwise they would not say to each other, “for¬
ever.” All this takes place in a moment of desire, and this desire is
15 Atthe same time, this myth can have another meaning, according to which
the supposition of the existence of the “completing other half” can easily
lead to becoming lost in illusions and the denial of the self.