Heidegger was originally regarded as an Existentialist, with the common desire to shock people out of their purposeless, "inauthentic " existences. Being human is the point of our existence, the opportunities we are given of fulfilling possibilities. Nothing is preordained. But nor is it unconstrained: we are rooted in our times and its social preoccupations. But to live properly we need to discover our uniqueness, and act as we consciously desire to. Doing so may bring alienation. It will certainly bring anxiety as we understand that we ourselves make the reality of the world around us. And there will be an element of negation, since much lies in the future, which we cannot see at present. Moreover, we all die, and die on our own, each person turning towards his eventual nothingness. In anguish we realize that we are propelled into the world by chance, and are removed equally blindly. Beyond realizing our own potential there is no purpose to life.