Physical Illness

Nietzsche talked about how physical illness can produce spiritual highs in 'Human, All Too Human.' This is the original source of the following phrase: "If it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger."

This week I had a head cold. Nothing serious, just enough to trip me up so that I lost my normal stride. When this happens you can not fulfil your habits. I was forced onto my back.

I didn't have the energy to write. Just to think and reflect upon how things are going.

I have decided to make a few small changes. I will start back to the gym and take more control over what I eat. I will miss the food but this body is the temple of great thoughts!

It's time to recover.

Nietzsche Documentary: Human, All Too Human.

I found this really good Nietzsche documentary from the BBC called Human, All too Human. It is a fantastic introduction, welding together Nietzsche's life story with his thought. Some of the themes include 'The Death of God', 'Revaluation of Values', 'The Overman' and more broadly speaking his social and political significance. When I was an undergraduate, I wish I had came across this. It would have helped me identify some of the major themes alot quicker than I otherwise did. In saying that, there is is no alternative to the reading! I hope this whets the appetite. This is part one. The rest can be found on you tube very easily.