Nietzsche once said that whoever fights monsters should take care not to become a monster himself. He also said that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. His are profound words. They apply to everything and everyone. This is why Nietzsche is the point of reference of nihilism. Take the … Continue reading The Abyss
Be kind. Be supportive. And don’t add to the total sum misery of humanity. Make your parents proud. Be honest but use diplomacy as much as you can. Be assertive without being a nincompoop. Naked honesty may be expedient but hurting people never is. Rise above the fray. Life is tough. Don’t make it tougher.
They say you don’t choose your family. And you have to love them in life, sickness, and death. And you do. But one day they vanish and become one with the Spirit of the Cosmos, disappearing into immateriality, and you die inside a little… or more. And the pain is so sharp, so acute, so … Continue reading On Death and Friendship
Each day and age comes with its own fears, some misplaced, some authentic, but what am I saying, most of them are totally bogus. Some of the public fears show how easy we give in to hysteria. For future generations who might look at our day and age with the same wondrous incredulity that we … Continue reading The Coronavirus hysteria
Götterdämmerung 