'To the clean are all things clean' — thus say the people. I, however, say unto you: To the swine all things become swinish! Therefore preach the visionaries and bowed-heads (whose hearts are also bowed down): 'The world itself is a filthy monster.' For these are all unclean spirits; especially those, however, who have no peace or rest, unless they see the world FROM THE BACKSIDE — the backworldsmen! TO THOSE do I say it to the face, although it sound unpleasantly: the world resembleth man, in that it hath a backside, — SO MUCH is true! There is in the world much filth: SO MUCH is true! But the world itself is not therefore a filthy monster!
Friedrich Nietzsche
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One is what one makes of oneself.
One's eyes are not impartial in what they see, for one's eyes "make" what they see: he who thinks he is ugly already is ugly, he who believes in fate already is bound to fate, but he who has shattered all tables may write his name in red while walking east with the rising sun.
It is out of fear that one relies on outer authority, and out of fear that one makes the world ugly. The wretched finds comfort with the wretched and pity consoles herself with more pity.
To my wonder it is “I” who is called ugly, but see, values mostly are inverted.
My thoughts on the subject.
In English, life is how you look at it!
Don't you love late night philosophy and coffee :)
@ Pierre
yet the fear is something made up and is always mixed up with reality and logic.
"but he who has shattered all tables may write his name in red while walking east with the rising sun." or turns west to follow the sun throughout its journey.
Keep shining on this blog!
@ KJ, and sometimes it's really challenging to change the way you do look at life, but doable!
Coffee & philosophy late at night is sinful pleasure I must pay for the next morning :)
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