If man is noble in nature then it is imperative that earth be reestablished as cathedral and temple, not simply inhabited as domicile.
All in Morality
If man is noble in nature then it is imperative that earth be reestablished as cathedral and temple, not simply inhabited as domicile.
With out difference and nuance, all that is heralded as beautiful is in actuality dead, cold, and static. To live life is to love life. Heaven can wait.
Decadent society and the collapse of civilization has awakened man from a deep slumber. The long latency phase imposed upon man by heavenly environments, through the installation of stifling morality, has divorced humanity from all primordial impulses.
Altruism has a dualistic nature which is both for the self and against the self. Self-love must cast away altruism and embrace giving unto others in the spirit of magnanimity.
A true warrior does not entertain suspicion for she is sure that danger and deceit is ever present. As thoughts are the shadows of feelings, suspicion is the shadow of mistrust.
What is imperfect to the crowd is often closer to perfection, for the individual is a more ideal model of agency than the one who simply follows. Most citizens are victimized by an internal leash of control — fear and perfection. Development of the will is crucial in withstanding the accusations and criticisms of the masses.
We aim to build our higher selves, and “god”, only to find that an atavist beats from beneath our skin. What was buried and forgotten speaks out to us. What is most noble lies in the past, waiting to be refashioned and re-activated.
The motivation of the crowd is always envy. There is an irresistible impulse to blame the strong for all suffering. Even when the will to harm is absent, envy can lead the will on a quest to possess a coveted good — social dominance and the ability to be regarded as the moral authority by the herd and crowd.
The indignant stand firm against unfairness, while the resentful harbor contempt as a result of being injured by another. The weak and resentful often lack the capacity to confront offenders, allowing for the unresolved injustice to fester as a reminder of their incapacity to engage in conflict, creating a most toxic brew of cognitive dissonance which corrodes the vibrancy of the psyche.
Do we choose to venture into the territory of mystery as heroes, or do we choose to make ourselves unavailable by abandoning fidelity, hope, and love in an effort to turn away from the mystery of ontology? Our global self-conception of modern people as hierarchical organizations of vital and social functions has negatively influenced our willingness to interact with mystery.
There is a demand within us to destroy the persona, which is a simulacrum of the Noble Self. Narcissus dies while gazing at a reflection of himself. This is the exaltation of the ego and psyche above the Noble Self. This is death.
Matter, even matters of the mind and heart, can not be destroyed but only transformed.
All philosophers are wrestlers. Workers in the field of the universe. We are in constant dialogue with ancestors long gone.
Where shame cannot be eliminated the impulse is always annihilation and elimination.
To act out absurd virtues in the face of a mob who demands a justification they do not have the capacity understand, nor carry out, is a prerequisite for heroism.