From: Zhonu-AT-aol.com Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:38:28 EST Subject: Re: bad Nietzsche! In a message dated 2/21/2000 3:40:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, ben2-AT-mail.microserve.net writes: << Suppose what this now means to me is that Siddhartha represents and overperson by accident and probably shouldn't be "canned" in this way by me or any Western thinker >> I think Sidhartha is in the overperson category because he lead an heroic life. Gave up a royal lifestyle to seek out the meaning of suffering, death, and old age. He made false starts which nearly ruined his health, but still he persisted. Having found what he was looking for he thought that his work was done, but he was prevailed upon to teach his method to others. It is here that the problem begins, as it did with Christ. Their followers did not have the abundant personalities of the principals. And so errors and excuses crept in to account for why the followers did not achieve the levels of the founders. The answer is according to Nietzsche is that THEY WERE FOLLOWERS. And Ben, I'm sorry that the aphorisms cited caused you annoyance. This exchange of views has become important to me. Chris --- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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