The research is aimed at revealing the interpretations of the essence of human being and existence in juvenile works of Lithuanian thinkers (20th-21st century). The results of the research show that in the latter years' literature it is written both about objective and subjective being. Being is cognitive and sciences of gnosticology and psychology help to cognize it. The reality is cognized by senses and logical thinking. A word and speech play an important role in cognition. Beside that, a word helps to cognizc oneself. The authors are writing about an intuitive cognition of reality. The end of individual’s being on earth is determined by decay of organism due to different reasons. Fight between life and death that is eternal is won by li...