There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future. Every time transcendence falls back into immanence, stagnation, there is a degradation of existence into the “en-soi” - the brutish life of subjection to given conditions - and of liberty into constraint and contingence. This downfall represents a moral fault if the subject consents to it; if it is inflicted upon her, it spells frustration and oppression. In both cases it is an absolute evil. Every individual concerned to justify her existence feels that her existence involves an undefined need to transcend herself, to engage in freely chosen projects.