Monday, July 2, 2018

meaning - What does 「自分の生きている姿勢」 mean?


I am reading Osamu Dazai's 「人間失格」.




また、犯人意識、という言葉もあります。自分は、この人間の世の中に於いて、一生その意識に苦しめられながらも、しかし、それは自分の糟糠の妻の如き好伴侶で、そいつと二人きりで侘びしく遊びたわむれているというのも、自分の生きている姿勢の一つだったかも知れないし...



When I read this sentence as a whole, I think 姿勢 means attitude, way of thinking etc., but when I read the phrase 「自分の生きている姿勢」, without the context of the entire sentence, it does not make sense.


Here are the possible meanings I can think of for 「自分の生きている姿勢」




  • my living posture ? (this sounds weird)





  • the way of thinking I am living with ?




Why is 生きている used with in this sentence ? What exactly does 「生きている姿勢」mean here ?


Thank you :)



Answer



This 姿勢 (literally "stance") refers to a "way" of doing something, and 自分の生きている姿勢 is roughly the same as 自分の生き方 or "my way of living".



自分の生きている姿勢の一つだったかも知れないし…
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