Accepting Life or Rebelling: Which Attitude to Choose?

”What’s the best way to live?” someone asked me in a letter, and it was the same question I intended to ask them.” These words were written by Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), the eminent poet and Nobel laureate, as she reflected on her existence and the world around her. Szymborska’s words consistently prompt contemporary individuals to contemplate their own existences. What life attitude should we adopt? Is accepting life better than rebelling against it?