You'll have to ask what is the universe about, first.
deleteddeletedabout 10 years ago
Not what Nietzsche meant when he quoted the Greek or someone iirc. Nietzsche is not a traditional nihilist either. Nietzsche talks about how we can derive meaning from this nothingness.
It implies that human's have suffering in their lives. If you wouldnt be born - you wouldnt've suffered. - Best Second best is to end the suffering as soon as possible, to suffer less.
It's a load of crap basically.
deleteddeletedabout 10 years ago
ok please try to explain what this aphorism means. if you arrive to the same conclusion as me (it's easy) then u win
no google
"There is an old legend that king Midas for a long time hunted the wise Silenus, the companion of Dionysus, in the forests, without catching him. When Silenus finally fell into the king’s hands, the king asked what was the best thing of all for men, the very finest. The daemon remained silent, motionless and inflexible, until, compelled by the king, he finally broke out into shrill laughter and said these words, “Suffering creature, born for a day, child of accident and toil, why are you forcing me to say what would give you the greatest pleasure not to hear? The very best thing for you is totally unreachable: not to have been born, not to exist, to be nothing. The second best thing for you, however, is this — to die soon.”"
