Chapter 10 The Birth of Tragedy Vol 10 Part Six

tragic birth vol. the sixth part Trinity, Broken Wisdom We are not always so brave, and when we are weary, those like us lament thus: "It is not easy for man to make man suffer, and that is indispensable! When we do not want ourselves to go on Wouldn't it be better to fret and live in seclusion? Wouldn't it be better to live with the mad masses, and to atone for the sins (must be committed) of the individual against the whole of humanity? All fools have Ignorance, what the vain have is vanity, and what the fanatic has is fanaticism, is it not? Is it unreasonable to have such a huge difference in important places? When I hear people's resentment against me - that feeling is not Is it my first satisfaction? Yes, it should be! I'm having a hard time reconciling with you, and the truth is mostly on my side, so you're gloating at my loss! It's my fault, my mistake, My fantasies, my perplexities, my tears, my vanity, my shield! You can laugh at me! Laugh to make you happy! I am not against the nature and laws of things - even the faults and mistakes should be Bring joy! Any man is honoured, when he has an idea; and although his idea may not be very new, he will go out into the street and tell everyone, "Look!Heaven is at hand! "Even if there are many things missing in me, I will not escape from myself! No one is perfect and the world cannot do without him!"

In short, as we said, when we are brave, we don't think so, we don't think of ourselves as brave at all. Three one two, my dog I have a name for my pain, "dog".He really is as loyal, funny, intelligent, nagging and shameless as any other dog, and I can throw a tantrum and domineer over him like many people do with his dog, his minions and his wife Same. 313. Do not draw martyrs I will follow Raphael's example and stop painting portraits of martyrs.There are many sublime things that do not need the sublime atmosphere associated with cruelty.Had I aspired to be a noble executioner, my ambition would have been by no means satisfied.

① Raphael (Raphael 1483-1520), an Italian painter, is also known as the three masters of the Renaissance along with Darussi and Michelangelo. 314. New livestock I will keep my lion and eagle by my side, so that I may always be on the alert for signs of my strength or weakness.Must I despise them and fear them today?Or will they look up at me and tremble at me again? Three one five, the last moment The storm is my menace, and shall I have a storm that will destroy me as it destroyed Cromwell?Or shall I perish like a lamp that is extinguished not by the wind but by its own exhaustion—a burnt out lamp?Or, should I knock myself down first, so as not to "burn out"?

②Oliver Cromwell (Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658), a British politician, military strategist and Puritan, served as a tribune in the British Republican era. 316. Prophet You probably can't guess how miserable the prophets are, you just know that they have a good "gift", and if you have this "gift", you will be very happy-I will laugh it off. The thunder and lightning of nature will not bring too much pain to the animals.As we have seen, some animals have an instinct to predict the weather, such as monkeys (we can also observe it in Europe).But it is impossible for humans to have this instinct, and this instinct makes animals feel fear and pain-this is their "prophet"!The powerful positive electricity will suddenly turn into negative electricity under the contact and friction of the clouds, that is to say, the weather changes rapidly and rapidly. Therefore, animals regard the weather as an enemy and are wary of it, and are ready to defend or fight at any time .They usually hide themselves - in their eyes, bad weather is not the weather, but an enemy they already feel is approaching!

317. Review We seldom feel real sorrow for past life as we do now, except that we blindly think that it is the only possible and reasonable thing, and it is entirely caused by a national spirit or social trend of thought, and has nothing to do with the sense of sorrow of life—— To put it in a Greek way.Certain tones of today's music remind me of a winter, a home, and a life that tells its own loneliness, and I lived in it at the same time: I really hope to be like this forever. However, now I understand.It's all about pathos or passion, a kind of music that can be said to be painfully brave and really comforting-this is not the whole feeling we have felt for many years, and there is still a small part of the pursuit of eternal immortality Otherwise, for the sake of this planet, we will not become too "intangible".

318. The Wisdom of Pain In pain, along with joy, there is wisdom, which, like the former, is one of man's best instincts of self-preservation.Had it not been so, suffering would have been removed long ago; no one would not think it harmful, because that is what it is. In agony, I heard the captain order: "Leave sails! Man!" A daring navigator must know how to navigate the various waterways, or he will sail very far, for the ocean will swallow him up.In the same way, we must know how to control our energy in our daily life; when the pain gives the forewarning signal, it is time to slow down, because some danger or storm is coming, and we must prepare as much as possible. work to avoid risk.But there are many who, on the verge of severe pain, disobey the order, and when the tempest blows in their face, they can no longer be cheerful, nor can they be proud.In fact, the pain itself has given them enough precious moments, but they can't grasp it.

There are also some heroes, who are the creators of human suffering, and these few need only the same substitute as ordinary suffering-and the substitute does not negate their greatness!They are an all-important force in the preservation and advancement of the human race, for they oppose, and make no secret of their aversion to, proud, self-important, easy pleasures. 319. The Interpreter of Experience A form of fidelity is lacking among the founders of many religions and their successors, who never speak of experiences that are truly intellectual. "What have I really experienced? What changes have taken place in my mind? Is my reason and consciousness clear enough? Has my will rejected the confusion of feeling and bravely guarded against that illusory thought? "They have never asked these questions, and so far no devout believer has asked them.

They are always looking for something contrary to reason, and hope that this desire can be easily satisfied; so they create some "miracles" or "rebirth" experiences, and hear the voice of angels and so on.But we are different, what we want is rationality, and what we want is to observe our experience carefully all the time, just like studying a scientific experience.We should belong to our own experience and subject of experience. Three twenty, meet again A: Do I know you well?Are you looking for something?In this real world in front of you, where is your place to live and work?Where can you lie in the sun, in peace, to prove your existence?Let everyone be like this—you seem to mean to say, only talk about general principles, care about others and society, and not talk about your own soul!

B: I ask for more, I am not a seeker, I want to create my own sun. 321. A new warning Don't spend too much time on punishment, blame and supervision!We are often very unlikely to change a person, if this thing is done right, then many other things can be done; perhaps unconsciously, we will be changed by him! Let us pay more attention to let our power to control the future surpass his power!Let's not fight in direct conflict - with all the blame, punishment, and favors.But we must constantly improve ourselves above everything else!Let's add more gorgeous and brilliant colors to our image!Let others be overshadowed by our light!No!We have no intention of making ourselves ashamed of himself for him, like those who have the power to punish and are resentful!We'd rather stand aside!Let's turn our backs and look elsewhere!

three two two a smile The thinker in whom all the planets are merely spinning will not be the most learned.And he who looks within himself as if exploring an infinite universe, and who brings the galaxy into his mind, also knows how irregular the galaxy is.They bring existence into true chaos and labyrinth. Three two three, the joy of fate Fate gives us its best instincts when it makes us stand up and fight to sometimes side ourselves with the enemy, and we are thus destined for great victory. Three two four, mediocre life No, life didn't lie to me!On the contrary, year after year, I find it more enriching, satisfying and mysterious - just unchained from the great liberator with the idea that "life may be but an experience of the thinker" date.And knowledge itself may seem different to others, as a comfortable breeding ground, or an amusing diversion, or a kind of frivolity; but to me, it is a world full of dangers and triumphs , where even the love of heroes has its arena and stage.

"Life is a tool to acquire knowledge." As long as we uphold this principle, we will not only be courageous, but also live and laugh!However, does anyone know how to live and laugh to the fullest?Who does not first understand the whole meaning of war and victory? Three two five, what is greatness How can a man achieve great things if he cannot feel the great pain that his strength and will have wrought upon him?Hardship is such a small thing that even many delicate women and slaves often excel in it.But when we take on great suffering, and at the same time hear its bad cry, we must not be knocked down by our inner distress and doubt-this is greatness. 326. The Healer of Mind and Pain All missionaries and theologians have a common bad habit: they all want to persuade the sick who are seriously ill and need thorough and severe treatment.Since all of humanity has been eager to hear the superstitions of the teachers for centuries that the doom of humanity has gripped the earth, they have been ready to lament.They can't find anything more out of life, and they put a melancholy look on every face, as if life really were unbearable.In fact, they believed so strongly in life, and loved it dearly, that many of their unspoken intrigues were directed at suppressing everything they hated, and picking out the thorns of pain and misfortune. It seems to me that people always like to exaggerate pain and unhappiness, as if exaggerating a good deed; , weakening the degree of pain, forgetting painful thoughts, thinking about some beautiful past or future, even all kinds of unyielding self-esteem and loyal loyalty can also produce anesthesia effect-when a person is in great pain and unconsciousness or when people are unconscious.In fact, we know very well how to add sweetness to bitterness, especially to the suffering of the heart.It also finds a secret in our sense of courage and dignity, and in the nobler fanaticism of obedience and resignation. Human losses seldom last more than an hour. Once there is a loss, God will immediately compensate us in various ways.Missionaries never dreamed of being concerned with the inner "suffering" of the wicked!They don't lie to us about the misfortune of fanatical radicals at all!Yes, they don't lie only when misfortune happens to radicals, because they know too well that those people's hearts are full of joy, but they are as dead silent about it, because it is nothing to their theory A powerful counterargument, and according to their theory, happiness stems from the extinction of human emotions. Finally, with regard to the secret recipes of the healers of the soul, and their recommendations for radical healing, we cannot help but ask: Is life really so full of pain and burden that it must be lived in a Stoic way and without numbness? Get better?I don't think we are so miserable yet that we have to accept the pathological ways of the Stoics! ① Please refer to Section 306 of this book. Three two seven, too serious To most ordinary people, intellectuals are like a twisted, incomprehensible and noisy machine, and it is really not easy to turn it.When they're working with the machine and it's thinking carefully, they say it's "too serious."Alas, deliberation is a deadly burden for them! Whenever and wherever, the cheerful animal—man—seems to lose his sense of humor and become "serious" when lost in thought!And "Thinking is worthless as long as there is joy and laughter." So a serious animal against "joyful wisdom" expresses his prejudice.All right!Let's prove that's bias! 328. Injury to stupidity The idea that egoism is to be blamed, and the practice of spreading it around, has indeed done harm to egoism in general (I repeat a thousand times, i.e., the instinctive tendencies of the masses) In particular, the practice of depriving them of "peace of mind" and asking us to find the root of all misfortunes in them makes them self-explanatory. "Selfishness is the bane of your life," the preacher taught thousands and thousands.And, as we have said, egoism hurts selfishness, deprives it of much of its spirit, joy, intelligence, and beauty, and even poisons it to death, deforming it and making it meaningless!On the other hand, ancient sages tell us that there is another source of evil: thinkers from Socrates onwards have never tireled of preaching that "your indiscretion and folly, your disorganized life, your random blind obedience to your neighbor Waiting is the reason why you are not happy; and we thinkers are the happiest people in the world!" Here we don't care whether it is more justified to preach stupidity than selfishness, but it is certain that stupidity is also And thus deprived of its "peace of mind" - it is the philosophers who hurt stupidity. 329. Leisure and laziness There is an Indian savagery, that is, that peculiar savagery in the blood of the Indian, with the American zeal for gold and the breathless quickness (typical vice of the New World), which has begun to spread to the Continent. Spreading, at the same time, spreading everywhere with a strange strangeness lacking intellect. People nowadays are ashamed of taking a break, and even sitting in meditation for a long time will almost arouse the reprimand of conscience.Thinking is timed by a chronograph, just as our eyes are fixed on the financial news in the newspaper at mealtimes: we live like those who are "afraid to let the opportunity slip away" and do nothing. It is better to do something than to do nothing." This principle is also a liability by which every culture and higher man can suffocate.Because of the haste of these workers, all forms are now visibly annihilated, so that the perception of form itself, hearing and sight to the melody of action is subsequently lost.This is evidenced by the vulgar brevity which has become so popular of late, which is demanded in exchanging posts with intellectuals, or in dealing with friends, women, relatives, children, teachers, students, or princes and aristocrats—one does not have to No more wasting time and effort for etiquette, for some red tape, or for the wit shown in conversation, and for anything leisurely. In order to gain something in life, a man is often compelled to consume his intellect, which tires him out: in order to expand, or to get ahead of the opportunity, the work must be done in a shorter time than others .In this way, the time available for sincere intercourse appears to be extremely limited: yet people are weary of it, and not only wish to let things be, but to stretch their legs in the wide world in an awkward way.The way people write letters these days is quite up to date, and their style and spirit will always remain a true "sign of the times."If there is any joy in society and in art, it is as much joy as the overworked slave has in himself.Oh, the abstinence of "joy" among us intellectual or non-intellectual classes!Oh, this growing doubt of all joy!Work has increasingly overwhelmed the conscience, the desire for pleasure has become self-proclaimed "the need for entertainment," and has even begun to feel ashamed. "It's for health's sake," is what people often say when they are caught taking a break.In fact, the quick-witted person probably doesn't think about contemplating life (that is, going hiking with thoughts and friends), and certainly doesn't feel any sense of shame or insecurity.In the past, this could be regarded as an extreme reaction, a "behavior" motivated by guilt.A man of good birth will often hide his work when he is compelled to do it: and a slave will not work until he is under the weight of what he thinks is done by a vile man. ——"Doing things" itself is despicable, "only in leisure and fighting can there be nobility and glory." This is the ancient prejudice! Three thirty, appreciation A thinker does not need the admiration or applause of others, as long as he has confidence in his own applause, which is indispensable.Is there anyone who doesn't need his own applause, or other kinds of praise?I doubt it very much. Three three one, deafness is better than deafening In the past, if a person wanted to buy or sell something, he only needed to call softly, but now it is not possible, because the market has become too big, so it is necessary to call.Even men with loud voices have to yell and yell at each other, and hoarse voices often sell the best equipment; and without this yelling and hoarseness of the market, there would be no genius any more. . It is obviously an evil time for the thinker, who must learn to find his own peace in the midst of these two noises, and at the same time pretend to be deaf until he is deaf at last.If he cannot learn this, he is in danger of dying from impatience and headaches. three three two evil hour Every philosophy has perhaps had a moment of evil when he thought: If people don't believe my poor arguments, what will I do!Then a mischievous bird flew past him and sang, "What are you doing? What are you doing?" 333. What it means to understand "Don't laugh, don't cry, don't curse, but understand!" Spinoza said, so concisely and powerfully.But what does this understanding mean, except in the form that the other three make us immediately perceivable?Is it the result of expecting ridicule, sorrow, and hatred to be separated and opposed?Each of these impulses must first present its one-sided view of things before knowledge is possible. These unilateral views will lead to conflict, and thus at times to a compromise, a treaty, and recognition of the rights of the three parties, by which those impulses can maintain their own existence.Those of us who judge therefore tend to assume that understanding is something mediating, just and good, something essentially opposed to impulse; some kind of relationship. Conscious thinking has long been considered the only thinking, and we are only now beginning to understand that much of our intellectual activity is carried on unconsciously; yet I believe that the impulses to survive in conflict with each other Knowing well how to make them reciprocally perceived or to cause pain—here, perhaps, we may find the source of the passion that so consumed the thinker.True, there may be a certain heroism in our inner struggles; but there is certainly nothing divine, or "eternal self-sleep," as Spinoza imagined it. Conscious thinking, especially that of the philosopher, is the weakest, and therefore relatively mildest, most serene mode of thinking; so it is the philosopher who is most misunderstood about the nature of knowledge. 334. We must learn to love This is what we gain experience in music: roughly speaking, we must first learn to listen, to listen with all our attention, and then to discern its theme or melody, we must isolate itself as life, and then give full play to our will so that we can bear it when it is weird; we must have patience with its steps and performances, and not comment on its weirdness, so that there will be a time when we get used to it.When we desire it, and when it makes us know that we would miss it without it, it continues to work its spells and charms, and more and more, until we are its humble and ecstatic lovers; Wanting it, wanting it, thinking that there is nothing in the world more worthy of our asking. However, this is not only true of music, we also learn to love everything we love in the same way.Our thoughtfulness, patience and rationality towards the unfamiliar are always rewarded in the end; that is, those unfamiliar things will slowly lift their veil and present us with a new and indescribable beauty —that is its thanks to us for its hospitality.Those who love themselves learn in this way, for there is no other way. Love must also be learned, I say. 335. Salute to Physics How many people know how to observe?And among the few who know how to observe, how many know how to observe themselves? "Every man is farthest from himself"--all "tryers of the rein" know this with great disquiet, and what God says to man "Know thyself" is almost a It's just a sarcasm.Yet the tone of self-observation is so urgent that it proves to be the best mode of knowing in the talk and desire of men about the nature of moral conduct.Everyone seems to say to you: "Why, my dear sir, don't mind my business! You'd better go to someone who will answer your questions for advice. A person who does what he thinks is right and should do is not as good as his behavior. The essence is morality!" But, my friend, how do you judge your decision?How do you know what you are doing is right? -- "Because my consciousness tells me so, and consciousness will never deceive me, so it decides what is moral in the first place!" -- But why should you listen to consciousness?Is this belief unreachable by a deeper consciousness?Are you ignorant of intellectual consciousness?A consciousness hidden behind "consciousness"?Before you can make the decision "that's right," there must be a distinct development in your impulses—like or dislike, experiential or non-experiential; you must ask "how did it come about?" of?" "What is it that really compels me to obey it?" Surely you can obey it, like a brave soldier who accepts orders from his commander; or like a woman who loves the man who commands her; or like a coward who fears commanding. people; or like a fool who follows others because he has no opinion.In summary, you can listen to your consciousness for different reasons.In the end, though, you lose your true nature because of it. However, we must strive to be ourselves—to make laws for ourselves, to create ourselves, and to do this we must be the best learners and discoverers of all the laws and necessities of existence in this world.And in a sense—since all past understandings and ideals are based on ignorance and rejection of physics—we have to become physicists in order to be creators.So let us salute physics again and again!Also, give a shout out to the "sincerity" that compels us to keep striving. 336. The Greed of Nature Why has nature always been so stingy with human nature and not let human beings share the nourishment of the sun-it can give as much as needed according to the amount of inner brilliance of the individual? Why can't the rise and fall of a great man be seen clearly like the rise and fall of the sun? How much ambiguity is there in human life! 337. Future "Humanity" When I look at this era from the perspective of the future, I find that there is nothing worth mentioning in modern people, such as "historical sense".This is a curious tendency in history, and if this germination period had lasted for centuries, countless marvelous species would have been bred, and our ancient earth would have made human life more comfortable and pleasant.Yet the reality is that we moderns are just setting out to build that future—we hardly know what we're doing. For us, this is hardly a new emotional problem, because the sense of history still seems so barren and cold, and beats everything indiscriminately; for others, it is a symptom of the coming age, in the eyes of those , Our planet is like a melancholy patient, in order to forget the discomfort in front of him, he writes about his past youth.In fact, this is the new emotional side.Anyone who knows how to look at the entire history of mankind as his own can feel the pain of the sick, the nostalgia of the old, the robbing of a lover, the devotion of a martyr, the twilight of a hero, and so on.And in order to be able to endure these kinds of sorrows, we still have to cheer up and be a hero who can still cheer to the dawn and joy after the battle.As if we were the watershed of the century, the heirs of all the knowledge and noble virtues of the past, and at the same time the first of a new aristocracy, which we have never dreamed of. To bear resolutely all human gains and losses, old and new, hopes, conquests and victories, and pack them all into one mind, and also in one feeling; Joy, full of love and strength, tears and laughter, that joy, like the evening sun, pours its endless fullness and emptiness over the sea!This sacred and solemn feeling may be called "human nature"! 338. The Will to Suffer and Compassion Does empathy benefit you?Or is it good for the sympathetic?Let us set aside the first question for now. The deepest pain we suffer is almost impossible for others to understand and believe.In this way, even if we eat at the same table with our neighbors, we will inevitably feel separated from each other.Wherever we are treated as sufferers, our suffering is reduced to superficiality; it is a sympathetic nature to relieve (others') suffering with which we are unfamiliar; Benefactors" detract from our worth and will more than our enemies.In giving alms to the less fortunate, the "benefactor" often exhibits an intellectual indiscretion—he plays himself the role of the god of fate, who really does not understand what is called in your heart and my heart. The unfortunate kind of real pain and entanglement! The whole order of my heart, the rise of new sources, the healing of old wounds, the rejection of the past, etc., has nothing to do with what sympathizers imagine is "misfortune".The kind of man who wants only charity and charity does not take into account that the individual sometimes needs misfortune, that you and I need fear, want, poverty, adventure, misunderstanding as much as their opposites.Mysteriously speaking, the road to personal heaven always passes through personal hellish desires.Yes, that kind of person knows ignorance, and when "religious zeal" orders him to help others, he does it as quickly as possible, and always thinks he has done it perfectly!If you treat others with the same religious sentiments, if you refuse to bear your pain and want to prevent all possible misfortunes, if you regard suffering as evil and abominable and should be destroyed, then you have cut out sympathy. One's religion is replaced by another "religion of comfort". Oh, you soft-hearted and comfortable creature, how little you know of human happiness! —For joy and misfortune are twins, who grew up together; or, in you, neither! Now, let us go back to the first question, how can a person keep his distance all the time!Some cry or some temptation tends to lead us astray, and we seldom pay attention to that which we feel so much needed when it is not there.I know that there are many noble and admirable ways to lead me astray--and these are the most "moral" ways!I'm sure that all it takes is for me to witness real pain once, and I too will be lost and overwhelmed!If a friend who was moaning said to me: "Look, I'm dying, just promise to die with me"—perhaps I would, just as I saw a little mountain people fighting for freedom. The scene of constant struggle and struggle with nature in life inevitably makes me spontaneously give birth to the idea of ​​dedicating my hands and life to them. At this moment, whenever there is any war, there is always at the same time a certain secret joy that spreads among the most noble classes, and they will gladly rush to face the new danger of death, because they believe that As long as they can sacrifice their lives for the country, they can get the permission they dream of-allowing them to evade their responsibilities and ideals. For them, war is a convenient way to get relief, a convenient way to feel at ease. I don't want to say anything more, but my morality says to me: "Seclude yourself, so that you can live a life that is truly your own. Don't have to know what seems to be important to you! Put the noise of the world and the noise of war It's like whispering to you! You need help too, and you can fully understand the pain of those who share your misfortune and hope. But, I have friends, and the real help is self-help." I will make them braver, more stoic, more simple, more cheerful!I'm going to teach them something few now know, and that's joyful friendship! 339. A Life Like a Woman To see the ultimate beauty from a piece of work, all the knowledge and will alone are not enough, it also requires an extremely rare opportunity - waiting for the cloud to move from the top of the mountain, and then the sun will follow. We must not only look at it from the positive side, our mind itself must be stripped of its veil, and at the same time need to have an external clear expression, so as to be able to grasp ourselves. As work, action, man, and nature are seldom connected at the same time, I believe that all that exists at the top of them must be the best, and that those things are revealed to us only once. The Greeks prayed, "Let all that is beautiful come back again and again!" Oh, and there's a reason they prayed to the gods in that way, because the evil, filthy reality just doesn't give us anything beautiful.I mean that, poor as the world is, it is full of beautiful things in its beautiful moments.Perhaps this is the most fascinating part of life: it covers its face with a veil inlaid with gold, but inside the veil contains promises, resistance, humility, irony, sympathy, temptation... and other possibilities.Ah, how life is like a woman! 340. Dying Socrates I admire Socrates' courage and wisdom very much.This Athenian who "blasphemed and deluded the masses" could move the most insolent youth to tremble and weep was not only a chattering sage, but all the more great in his silence. What I appreciate the most is that Su Shi kept silent until he was about to die—maybe he had entered a very high state of composure at that time: I don’t know if it was poison, death, piety, disgust, or something else. For whatever reason, he finally said at the last moment: "Oh, Credo, I owe Asclepias a rooster." To those who understand, this ridiculous and terrible "last word" " means: "Oh, Credo, life is one long illness!" But is it so?A man so broad-minded as he, who has behaved like a heroic soldier all his life, should be a pessimist!He has always been cautious in his words and deeds in life and never overstepped the rules, and he never made judgments about everything!Su once suffered from life, so he also wanted to take revenge on life—with vague, terrible, pious and blasphemous epigrams. Did the Su family even take revenge on themselves?Is there any magnanimity in his noble personality?O friends, we must rise above the Greeks! 341. Heaviest load Suppose a demon came into your very solitude one day or one night and said to you, "Life is the life you are living, or the life you have lived in the past, and it will be the same again and again, nothing new. However, every pain, joy, thought, sigh, and many unspeakable things in life, big and small, will come back again, and all the endings will be the same - the same moonlit night, dead tree and spider, The same moment and me. The eternal hourglass of existence will keep turning over and over again, and you are just a speck of dust in the eyes of the hourglass!" That demon dares to talk such nonsense, don't you curse him through gritted teeth?Or, in the past, you might have replied to him: "You are such a god, I have never heard such a holy truth!" If this kind of thinking succeeds, then you will be transformed by it, and even crushed to pieces.The crux of everything is "do you want to go on like this?" This question is a heavy burden for you! Or would you rather be content with yourself and your life as it is, rather than pursue something stronger than this last eternity has identified? 342. The Origin of Tragedy When Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left home and went to the mountains.During the ten years there, he never felt bored or lonely. On the contrary, he lived a very happy life.But, in the end he changed his mind. 在一个清新的黎明，他起身对太阳说道："伟大的星辰啊！假如没有那些被你的光明所滋润的人，则你又有何欢乐可言呢！十年来，你每天攀登我的穴居之处，要是没有我和我的鹰与蛇，你必然早就厌倦了自己的光明和这条行程罢。不过，每天早晨我们等候着你，汲取你那充溢的光明，因此我们祝福你。 看啊，我们如积蜜太多的蜂儿，已开始对我的智慧产生厌倦了；我极需要伸手来领受这智慧的群众，而我也愿意赠送或奉献我的智慧，直到聪明的人会再度因自己的疯狂而愉悦，穷困的人则再度因自己的财富而欢喜。 因此，我必须降至最深之处，就好象每到夜晚，你便行到海的背面，把光明送到另一个世界，啊，功德无量的星辰呵！我要像你一样地去——我将要前往的人间都是如此形容这种事。 祝福我罢，你那平静的眼丝毫也不嫉妒这无上的幸福！祝福这将溢的杯子罢，水将泛金地流泻出来，并把你祝福的回声散播到每个角落去！ 看啊，这杯子又将转变成空的，查拉斯图拉又将再度为人。 " 查拉斯图拉如是揭开其下山的序幕①。 ①本节亦即尼采的一书开宗明义的序幕第一节。