Topic > Nietzsche and the essay on religion - 1932

He says that herd morality is for a mediocre individual. In “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” he says “Truly, I have often laughed at the weak who thought themselves good because they had no claws.” It means that you can think that what you are doing is right because society accepts it. But just because society accepts it, shouldn't make it right. We need to take a deeper look at these issues. The superior man ignores the morality of the herd and creates his own life by affirming morality. In the same book he tells a parable known as “On the Vision and the Riddle.” In this parable, Zarathustra (the sage) finds a young shepherd choking as he passes by a field. He must be suffocating because a large snake is stuck in his mouth. Confused, Zarathustra tries to help the person by pulling out the serpent, in vain. Finally, he calls the shepherd and tells him to bite the snake's head. The pastor does this and then gets rid of all the pain and suffering. Then he laughs. But then the laughter will no longer be that of the shepherd he was a few moments ago, but that of someone in all respects