The Übermensch
See David as depicted by Caravaggio. Sly and defiant, holding the head of Goliath. He has overcome a life of wretchedness by heroic feat. He has embraced morality.
As you go through life, you will be corrupted and your morals will be destroyed. You will become an NPC.
NPCs indulge in pleasures: promiscuity, alcohol, greed, drugs and other vices.
The NPC is predictable. He creates limited economic value, then indulges in excess, rinse and repeat. His entire existence is, in a way, determined by meaningless labor and subsequent consumption.
A man whose guilt of vice is only temporary is yet to reach the pinnacle of his potential. The guilt of vice has to be permanent. Only then will you become relentless.
This is what Nietzsche called the "Last Man": a passive, self-indulgent consumer who lets life pass by. A comfortable nihilist who creates nothing but pain for himself and those around him. He may get by, he may reproduce, and give his offspring an okay existence, yet he is still a lost, misguided soul.
Do not fear if this is you. Getting by and doing what you're told has been your only survival mechanism. That ends the day you embrace the Übermensch.
Breaking this cycle requires an immense, almost divine self-determination that not a lot of men are capable of.
Although I detest the word "society"… if "something" needs you to be moldable, to have no moral compass, to be weak and meek, it's society indeed.
So, my dear reader. If you want to live a life worth living, and create heaven on Earth for yourself and your loved ones, you must become an Übermensch.
What is an Übermensch in today's day and age?
It is none other than a man with complete psychological freedom, whose life breeds morality, effortlessly.
It's a life that brings peace when our eyes shut.
Being an Übermensch means forging your own path, and refusing anything that doesn't align with your authentic self and a strict moral code of your own choosing.
It means playing to your strengths, not your weaknesses.
How do you even find your authentic self?
To me, it is the playful air of your childhood, whose authenticity has long been ravaged by everything that profits from weakness and immorality.
So do this: Take a good look at an old photo of yourself. Look at that child. Are you, today, who that child wanted to be?
Would that child be proud of who you've become? If the answer is no, then you've got work to do. You must become an Übermensch.
You must not indulge. You must take care of your body. You must take care of your mind. You must cultivate love. You must sow respect. You mustn't negotiate. You must say no. You must weed out the devil in all its many shapes and forms. It is up to you to absolve your own sins.
You must give death to the enemies of life to live a life worth living.
How To Be an Übermensch
- Be ambitious and optimistic to the point of delusion. Stand on the shoulders of giants. Whatever your craft, seek to surpass the masters. A sculptor should want to surpass Michelangelo himself. Human civilization is driven by those who are delusional.
- Write your own moral code: what you want for your own life. The values that dictate your relationships of any kind, business, personal, romantic. Do not tolerate those who do not follow your values. You must be capable of walking away from anything, no matter how much you want it.
- Learn to be alone. Go on 2-3 hour walks. You must be capable of enjoying your own presence. Only when you know what it feels like to be your own best friend can you stop needing anyone. Then you accept only relationships that add value to your life, and walk away from those that don't.
- Conquer your natural urges: lust, hunger. Fast every day, do not watch pornography.
- Have no vices. Do not gamble. Get sober. Alcohol and drugs are poison. They make you weak and change your brain chemistry. They make you anxious, stupid, reckless, or violent.
- Conquer your body. Achieve a low level of body fat. Body fat is estrogenic. It makes you look and feel weak. Follow a rigorous plan built on compound lifts: deadlifts, squats, bench press, military press. Lift heavy. Walk for unreasonable amounts of time for both your mind and body.
- Become financially independent: do not have a boss. Wake up when your body tells you to, not an alarm clock. Do not be a slave. Be the captain of your own life. Some don't need much to be content. It's far better to be free and poor, and live on your own terms, than it is to be a wealthy slave.
- Do not depend on anything or anyone. The Übermensch depends on himself. He doesn't need favors, although he can profit from them.
- Do not engage in 'Panem et circenses'. Do not watch modern television, movies (unless they are a work of art, as tested by the passing of time). Do not play video games.
- Create, do not consume. Write, paint, compose, invent. Contribute to mankind.
J
