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Nietzsche's three metamorphoses of the spirit

How the spirit shall become a camel, and the camel a lion, and the lion at length a child.

The camel: Loads itself with great burdens and hurries into the desert. Mocks itself, injures its own pride, loves its enemies.

The lion: Captures freedom, struggles against the demon of values, devours the subtlest of prides.

The child: A self-propelling wheel. A sacred "Yes".

The camel overcomes gross delusion. The lion overcomes the subtle, difficult to remove delusions. The child is what we should all be.

 

 

 

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