The grinding inevitability is not a pressure on you from the outside, but a pressure from you, towards the world. This type of determination is the feeling of being an agent with desires and preferences. You are the unstoppable force, moving towards the things you care about, not because you have to but simply because that’s what it means to care.
I think this is probably one of my favorite quotes of all time. I translated it to Korean (with somewhat major stylistic changes) with the help of ChatGPT:
의지(意志)라 함은, 하나의 인간으로서, 멈출 수 없는 힘으로 자신이 중요히 여기는 것들을 향해 나아가는 것.
이를 따르는 갈아붙이는 듯한 필연성은, 외부에서 자신을 압박하는 힘이 아닌, 스스로가 세상을 향해 내보내는 압력임을.
I think this is probably one of my favorite quotes of all time. I translated it to Korean (with somewhat major stylistic changes) with the help of ChatGPT: