Embrace the eternal recurrence from "summary" of The Gay Science (the Joyful Wisdom) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Consider, my friends, the idea of eternal recurrence. Imagine that everything you have experienced in your life, every joy and every sorrow, will happen again and again, infinitely. This thought can be terrifying and overwhelming, but it is also liberating. For if you were to embrace this idea, you would live your life in such a way that you would be willing to experience everything again, exactly as it has happened. This concept challenges you to live in a way that is authentic and true to yourself, for if you are not true to yourself, you would not want to live your life over and over again. It calls upon you to make every moment count, to seize every opportunity, to savor every experience, for you will have to relive them all. By embracing the eternal recurrence, you are forced to confront your past, to make peace with it, to let go of regrets and resentments. You must accept your mistakes and failures, for they are a part of who you are, a part of your eternal existence. Only by accepting and embracing your past can you move for...
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