A few weeks after Nietzsche wrote Ecce Homo, he went completely insane, and never recovered. Chapter titles in Ecce Homo include such gems as "Why I Am so Wise," "Why I Am so Clever," and "Why I Write Such Excellent Books."
Wagner knew Nietzsche well, and believed his problem was that he masturbated too much. --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The fact that one becomes what one is, presupposes that one has not the > remotest suspicion of what one is. ... This is the exceptional case in > which I, contrary to my custom and conviction, take the side of the > "selfless" tendencies, for here they are engaged in the service of > selfishness and self-discipline. The whole surface of consciousness--for > consciousness is a surface--must be kept free of any of the great > imperatives. ... [The] superior guardianship [of the intelligence > organizing deep down below the surface of consciousness] manifested itself > so powerfully that at no time did I have any intimation of what was growing > within me--until suddenly all my capacities were ripe, and one day burst > forth in full perfection. I can recall no instance of my ever having exerted > myself, there is no evidence of struggle in my life; I am the reverse of a > heroic nature. To "will" something, to "strive" after something, to have a > "purpose" or a "desire" in my mind--I know none of these things from > experience." > > --Friedrich Nietzsche, Ecce Homo, or How One Becomes What One Is. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
