| THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA SECOND PART |
| 1)Upon the Blessed Isles -Z is resolving himself again to help reshape man into the Overman -�God is a conjecture� >consider God (as well as any other conjectures) but don�t try to pursue it beyond the reach of your will *ponder the idea of god, but don�t actually try to create one -in order to regain the innocence of youth, one must know and experience the pains and trials of life -Z is reshaping man as a hammer to stone >chips of rock flying off of man do not matter when perfecting the principal >within the stone sleeps the image of the overman *you must chip away the rocky exterior to get to the principal 2)Pitying -if you pity someone, keep it to yourself or do it from a distance -it is better to feel joy and enjoy things >then you are less likely to attempt to hurt others through your pity -when you help a sufferer, you hurt his pride >great indebtedness does not make men grateful -an evil deed is better than pettiness >at least an evil deed is honest about itself being evil -pity brings a heavy cloud to people 3)Priests -though they are the enemy, do not attack this enemy -they have been bound by the �false virtues� of their redeemer >because of this they have suffered >because of their suffering, they want to make everyone else suffer -those who build their lives upon false virtues are eventually harmed by them -the priests designate something as God or belonging to God if that thing is contrary to man and �gives them great pain� -priests are as much followers as anyone else and cannot truly be called leaders -it means nothing to try and prove yourself by enduring pain -that does not show truth -truth shows itself by enduring through criticism and analysis 4)The Virtuous -the virtuous want their virtues and virtuous acts to be rewarded by getting into heaven >getting �paid� for virtue -there is no reward for virtue >virtue is not even its own reward -bear open all the aspects and bases for your beliefs and your life >so that the truth can be separated from the fiction and the lies -do not focus on the ideas of reward, punishment, retribution, revenge and justice -focus on acting as it is appropriate to you >that you create and follow your own virtue -virtue should be born out of yourself and be your own creation >not handed down and commanded to you >virtue should reflect yourself 5)The Rabble -Life is a well >the rabble poison and ruin the well -some people turn away from or attack life because they are turning away from or attacking the rabble -the rabble poison the language with their �dirty pleasures� >and the rulers �higgle and haggle� for power with the rabble -who is the rabble? >just know that we are supposed to rise above and away from the rabble 6)The Tarantulas -tarantulas speak of equality >but are secretly vengeful >and when the tarantula strikes out in revenge, it causes others to also seek revenge -man should be delivered from revenge -tarantulas strike out at all who they are not equal to >forcing equality through threats >repressed envy and desire for the power of those to whom the tarantulas are not equal -mistrust all those who seek to mete out punishment -men are not equal >not everyone is equal to the overman >there is inequality >there is supposed to be inequality 7)The Famous Wise Men -wise men serve the people and their superstitions >they do not serve the truth -great leaders placate the masses by having the people�s �cart� drawn by a great wise man -the true wise men, the real seekers of truth are found in the deserts >where there are no gods, where men are thirsty, lonely and violent >there is no safety in the desert *no safety net *man must survive on his own, with his senses not dulled by a full stomach and slaked thirst -it is ok to be a servant to the people/leaders if your service bears up those whom you serve -to be comfortable �in the shade of a desert oasis� means you are complacent in your comfort -the free-spirits and truth seekers thrive when walking in the desert and against the wind |