Thirdpart_1

1)The Wanderer
     -has ventured beyond what was originally thought impossible
          >has climbed and summitted peaks of intellectual, personal and moral pursuits
     -do not need ladders to climb these ascents
          >has learned to climb without assistance
          >no �net� or help to back you up
          >a stronger person rises up out of hardship and continued striving
               *then out of a life of being pampered and protected
     -to be able to surpass your dreams, achievements and limitations is an achievement in itself
     -the �highest mountain�/most difficult obstacle is not necessarily direct forward progress
          >�it is out of the deepest depth that the highest must come to its height�
     -�love is the danger of the loneliest�
          >one who is lonely may learn to love a great many things
2)The Vision and the Riddle
    -favors those who venture out into the world
         >people who do not like to live without danger
         >not necessarily those who seek danger
              *but do not take steps to avoid it
    -�upward�: gravity/loose terrain/burden
         >those things/obstacles applying force against Z�s ascent
         >the trials and difficulties that face Z in his attempt to become Ubermensch
    -courage is important
         >emphasis on attacking; proactively dealing with problems and obstacles
    -Riddle: a shepherd lay spasming, while a great black snake crawled into his throat and
     stayed there, hanging out
        >then the shepherd bit the snake and spit it out
        >the shepherd then rejoiced
        >the snake represents evil thoughts and personal abysses
3)Involuntary Bliss
    -Overcoming personal abysses/inner pain leads towards perfection
        >must overcome problems/obstacles in order to evolve into ubermensch
    -something about the afternoon, maybe at the beginning of dusk
        >dusk possibly represents �light growing quieter�
    -�from happiness that all light has grown quieter�
        >perhaps happiness brings darkness?
    -finding happiness and peace in uncertainty
    -happiness comes to him because he does not seek it out
       >he does not try to be happy
       >therefore, he becomes happy through not deliberately trying to be happy
       >you get what you ultimately seek by not actually directly trying to achieve that thing
4)Before Sunrise
    -night/darkness is the �loneliest of all�
    -darkness is the :light for [his] fire�
    -wants to fly up to heaven
       >which is why he climbed so many heights
         (but what does heaven represent?)
    -doesn�t like clouds
       >they interpose themselves
       >clouds neither bless nor curse from the heart
       >clouds interfere with his enjoyment of �Yes and Amen�
   -doesn�t like people who are like these clouds:
       >doubting and tottering
       >people who doubt and totter and waiver and interfere with Z�s ability to achieve the
         greatest height
       >Z would rather endure thunder, lightning and hardship than doubting and wavering
    -�whoever cannot bless should learn to curse�
    -�good� and �evil� are like clouds
       >they too interfere with Z�s connection with �heaven�
    -heaven: accident, innocence, chance, prankishness
       >it seems that uncertainty is a good thing and should not be replaced with things that are
         knowable and determinable
5)Virtue that Makes Us Small
    -man cannot be made in God�s image
        >because man has become so small/thinks so small
        >cannot be made in God�s image because god would not think so small
    -people are angry with Z because he does not care about the people�s virtues
        >but he does not care/is not bothered by their anger
    -people become small because of their virtues
        >their virtues hobble and cripple them
        >their virtues teach contentment and resignment
   -genuine people are rare
        >most people are bad actors
   -resignation: embracing, being happy/content with only small happiness
   -people want most of all:
       >that no one should hurt themselves
       >they try and please everyone so that they are not hurt
       >trying to please everyone to avoid pain yourself is cowardice
            *is not a virtue
    -people believe that virtue equals that which makes people modest and tame
    -Z embraces being �god-less�
    -Z�s �equals� are those who reject resignation and provide their own will
    -Z only welcomes knowledge and wisdom when/after he�s had a chance to think it over for       himself
        >does not blindly follow/accept
        >do not be cowed by strong, dominant knowledge/info
             *accept it only on your terms
   -�do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will�
   -love yourself as well as love thy neighbor