nietzsche love your fate law
love your fate.. (whatever happens say) this is what i need – friedrich nietzsche
via tweet [https://x.com/Naturalphilosy/status/2046404803933184501?s=20]:
“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called ‘the love of your fate.’ Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, ‘This is what I need.’ It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment–not discouragement–you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.
Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.”
― Joseph Campbell
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via boy 5.3.26: book by 16th cent monk – dark night of the soul.. don’t know that i would recommend it.. the first 2 ch’s and it’s premise are good.. but pretty hard to follow.. it’s this beautiful/terrifying idea tha st john writes about.. the dark night of the soul.. as this gift from god.. feeling empty.. nothing works.. can’t see god..
this shield is protection but doesn’t mean we’re going to avoid hardship/suffering.. result of following christ in this world
but st john says: this dark night actually rewires/purges our affections/passions.. that we might delight and enter into a richer/fuller communion with god
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be you. 