The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die.
To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.
To live is to be born every minute. Death occurs when birth stops.
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself.
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.