"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."
Another less recognised less known by a fictional writer opposed to a phylosopher is.
"I hope the shadow you chase is not the one you cast"
What are your views on these quotes? I know they are not technically spiritual but some people here may appreciate them.
2007-10-19 02:07:33 · 10 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like those. I saved them to my quotes file.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, or the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Charles Darwin
2007-10-19 02:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by kc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may not consider them "technically spiritual" but both (to me, anyway) are still quite applicable to the spiritual journey.
"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."
This one screams "religion" to me on many levels... how many times do we see/hear/read about the so-called evils of a person or group that doesn't have the same viewpoint as another? Often, if pressed for further explanation, those that are attacking others in some way can only justify their actions by saying they're trying to protect others (either other people they know or even their targets)... isn't that exactly what Nietzsche is saying? By 'fighting the monsters', aren't these folks _becoming_ monsters, themselves?
"I hope the shadow you chase is not the one you cast."
I really like this one. I have no idea of the original context, so my interpretation of it is based simply on the one line. It speaks to me, though, of the "search for truth" - the journeys one undertakes as they move through life. To me, if the "shadow you chase" is "the one you cast" then you're not going to go very far... and you're never going to "catch" anything new.
2007-10-19 04:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by shewolf_magic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good word. Reminds me of this...
From Galatians 6
"If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
Christians, please never forget that the spirit of man understands the things of man and thta our wisdom system is the knowledge of good and evil that we received at the tree. Also, remember that Paul quoted the Greek philosophers at Mars Hill to make His case for the One True Living God.
From Acts 17
"‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’"
1) To say that a man who is not a christian does not know things about God is naive. God lives and breathes through all of us.
2) To say that other religions/philosophies cannot improve ones quality of life is naive and contrary to Scripture.
3) To say that Jesus is not the only Way and any writing other than the Bible is innerrant is also false.
These three statements do not contradict each other.
agapefromnc
2007-10-19 02:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by harry killwater 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one is very true people can do horendus things (becoming a monster) in the name of fighting for their country etc, against an enemy they view as a terible monster, and i supose the second is about what we do in relation to how we are ie our shadow or our deadsare they one and the same.
both very good and interesting
2007-10-19 05:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by manapaformetta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like this , nothing to do with religion but what your all saying is helping with my studies,and i had to ask myself similar questions, frequently asked was should you see the bad side of people and you see the real person, and does it really take a thief to catch a thief ?? all very interesting stuff just as this question thanks
2007-10-19 02:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're thought-provoking. I have to say that broad-brush lines like these occasionally make me wince: on the one hand they have some wisdom in some circumstances; on the other it's possible to abuse them badly in circumstances where they DON'T really apply.
Consider how the phrase 'blood is thicker than water' is abused, for instance.
CD
2007-10-19 02:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by Super Atheist 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i ultimately stumbled on my self in Minnesota, freezing my hindquarters off around midnight at the same time as attempting to chase a cat around the god damn street till now a motor vehicle ought to hit it. the magnificent reality i stumbled on there is that at the same time as i will consistently be by myself, all my strikes could have repercussions that i will could settle for as though they have been my own. i'm particular there are deeper or extra complicated truths available, yet it relatively is in simple terms mine.
2016-10-04 03:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like these quotes, the first one refers to vengeance: if we all want to live in peace we should not take our vengeance on those who mistreat us or we will become like them.
The second one I think is reminding us not to be hypocrits
2007-10-19 02:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach yer 'bout the raising of the wrist!
2007-10-19 02:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm...makes me stop and think: "In trying to open the eyes of 'bad' R&S people, have I become a bad person myself?"
I think I'll go ask that question now.
Thanks for the good quote.
2007-10-19 02:16:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋