St Kilda, Scotland

"Despair is generally defined as a loss of hope. In existentialism, it is more specifically a loss of hope in reaction to a breakdown in one or more of the defining qualities of one's self or identity." Søren Kierkegaard St. Kilda is a World Heritage Site. Birds persevere; rock houses empty now. Last count topped one million resident birds. Sheer numbers endanger other species. Humans have not lived on St. Kilda for nine long decades. mind-boggling man's choice - move Man fought the elements two thousand years. Wind, water, weather and wildlife won out. April 27, 2023 Sponsor Constance La France Contest Name Writing Challenge - Words with 'X' - St. Kilda is a remote archipelago off the coast of Scotland. The remaining 36 residents chose finally to leave an environment which had become unsustainable. Imagine their despair in leaving - displaced, adjusting to a new existence.