%0 Journal Article %T The individualist's marathon: a strange competition %A Victor Tsilonis %J Intellectum %D 2009 %I Intellectum Scientific Society %X The individualist¡¯s marathon is a special competition with inevitably odd rules: it begins unofficially with our birth or even a little while later (for instance, in a case of twins) and officially when we acquire conscience of our ¡®ego¡¯ and comprehend one¡¯s interactivity with others. The competition ends when we say farewell to life, as all living beings, with any discrepant metaphysical extentions. So, although the starting point is known and certain to everyone, the finishing point is different and initially uncertain for every one of us. %K individualist's marathon %K individuality %K personal choices %K competition %K journey of life %K human cooperation %U http://intellectum.org/articles/issues/intellectum6/en/ITL06p0305_The%20Individualists%20Marathon.pdf