Ostdeutscher zu sein ist ein Label, das an einem klebt, das man nicht loswird, selbst wenn man nur einen Bruchteil seines Lebens dort verbracht hat, selbst wenn man sich bemüht.
“Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our nature responds.”
― The Nature of the Physical World
― The Nature of the Physical World
“Spirit is not opposed to life altogether, but directed only against one level of it. Its mission is not to destroy but to fulfill, to sublimate or—to use the expressions of the Meditations—to transfigure and perfect man’s nature.”
― Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
― Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
“The Übermensch at any rate cannot be dissociated from the conception of Überwindung, of overcoming. “Man is something that should be overcome”—and the man who has overcome himself has become an overman.”
― Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
― Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
“Like those in the valley behind us, most people stand in sight of the spiritual mountains all their lives and never enter them, being content to listen to others who have been there and thus avoid the hardships. Some travel into the mountains accompanied by experienced guides who know the best and least dangerous routes by which they arrive at their destination. Still others, inexperienced and untrusting, attempt to make their own routes. Few of these are successful, but occasionally some, by sheer will and luck and grace, do make it. Once there they become more aware than any of the others that there's no single or fixed number of routes. There are as many routes as there are individual souls.”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
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