character Zarathustra's wisdom, rival to Life, in the dance-songs.
Ah, that my lioness wisdom would learn to roar softly!
He hopes to lure his friends back with shepherds' flutes. His wild wisdom, born on the lonely mountains, now wanders the wilderness seeking the soft ground of his friends' hearts.
Read in the book →And this is the song that Zarathustra sang when Cupid and the maidens danced together: Of late did I gaze into thine eye, O Life! And into the unfathomable did I there seem to sink. But thou pulledst me out with a…
Zarathustra sings of looking into Life's eye and being pulled out by her golden angle. Life denies being profound, and Wisdom accuses him of praising Life only from desire. He admits he loves Wisdom because she resembles Life. Life laughs when he describes Wisdom, and he sinks into her unfathomable eyes again.
Read in the book →Then did Life answer me thus, and kept thereby her fine ears closed: “O Zarathustra! Crack not so terribly with thy whip! Thou knowest surely that noise killeth thought,—and just now there came to me such delicate…
Life replies with her ears closed against the whip. She asks for friendliness, admits she is envious of his Wisdom, and says her love would leave him if his Wisdom did.
Read in the book →This is an experiment in interactive reading, and in using AI to help you grow. Thus Spake Zarathustra is notoriously difficult for a modern reader; yet taken as a set of mental exercises, it is guaranteed to transform your thinking by the time you reach the end. Along the way you will have help from the companion, who is always beside the book.
Do you accept the challenge?