For Derrida, there can be no presence-to-self, or self-contained identity, because the ‘nature’ of our temporal existence is for this type of experience to elude us.
Our predominant mode of being is the 'messianic' (waiting for the coming of the Lord....
'how long have you been waiting?
'am eternity'
'me too@
Our messianic mode is about the wait, or the deferred.
Our messianic state is in effect quasi-transcendental.
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