"The fundamental message that the Existentialists hoped to deliver to us is that we have many more options for living our lives than we typically acknowledge, that we have the ability to be much more than we typically choose to be. In making their case, the Existentialists sought to push us out of the ruts into which our lives so often fall, if for no other reason than the security those well-worn paths often appear to offer. But the Existentialists ask us not to be satisfied with taking the easy route, urging us instead to confront our fears and opt for those less-traveled paths we may have to hew for ourselves. After all, this is the one shot you have at life. Why not live it as an Existentialist?"