NIETZSCHE ON: Amor Fati

Friedrich Nietzsche had a particular fondness for a concept called (in Latin) 'amor fati', a Stoic acceptance of one's fate and a commitment to embrace reality, in all its beauty and pain.

FURTHER READING

“One of the strangest yet most intriguing aspects of Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas is his repeated enthusiasm for a concept that he called amor fati (translated from Latin as ‘a love of one’s fate’, or as we might put it, a resolute, enthusiastic acceptance of everything that has happened in one’s life). The person of amor fati doesn’t seek to erase anything of their past, but rather accepts what has occurred, the good and the bad, the mistaken and the wise, with strength and an all-embracing gratitude that borders on a kind of enthusiastic affection…”

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[DailyStoic]

“I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent—no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.” – Seneca

[hamzasaleem]

One of Neitzche's most powerful quotes is : Anything perfect is worth destroying, in fact it is desirable to destroy it, true beauty lies in imperfection.
From Beyond good and evil.

[DecodeChannel]

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves

[kodimah]

This mindset along with stoicism in general has saved my life.

[atsatsoulis]

Amor Fati and Will to power. The shield and the sword..

[knowthyselfandyoullknowthe]

Yes to the whole of life ... so so true ! I have no regrets, my life has been chaotic since the day I was born (alcohoolic father, my beloved mother died when I was a child, lived in various places, etc, etc, etc too long to tell it all) but I regret nothing. One day at 29 years old I had a dark night of the soul that lasted 3 years, it was awful and at the same time so enlightning... .life is a mystery with it's ugliness and beauty and from that moment on I accepted it all...I'm 45 now and I feel at peace in my heart...my love for knowledge and learning about myself and life has been my saviour...will never stop learning :) Love these videos about philosophers, keep on doing more pls ;-)

[ABTX]

So sad that he died a horrible way- alone, unrecognised, crazy and without love. So much brave for such a man to say "Amor Fati"

[natiaphilosophy]

Nietzsche's philosophy makes me stronger, it's like a psychotherapy

[atul.sharma]

Amor Fati: "Accept your fate which in fact is your life."

[Aanapoda]

Today is my birthday. This is video is the best present I could recieve ..this year especially.
The past 3 years have been incredibly difficult for me, my brain started eating itself, I've never met a more horrible bully.
I've been trying to get myself out of it, to learn and read and listen to anything that could save me and teach me how to have healthier thoughts.
I fell in love with Hesse and Nietzche..two men who were far from perfect, who struggled a lot. But I owe them so much.
Thank you.

[johnnysalter]

I have dealt with depression and anxiety most of my life and I learned several years ago to forget the psychologist for help; go to the philosophers.

[MohamedAbuGazia]

The artworks of Gustav Klimt that have been used in this video are exactly right on! Hats up for who selected them! 👏

[adamyoghurt]

"If he's so smart, how come he's dead" - Homer Simpson

[fe]

Nietzsche is the bravest of all thinkers that came to be known.

[noelj]

This is my favorite genre of The School of Life videos.
Beautifully done. Thank you all.

[vicenteortegarubilar]

Everytime I study Nietzsche I always think "man, I want that mustache".
But really I actually like this idea of amor fati, I feel like this a lot, great video school of life.

[killerback]

There is a light, there is a darkness and we are apart of both - Amor Fati.

[briantobias]

Let life flow, Don't force happiness

[mrcuttime]

As I've become only recently aware of "amor fati" thru the lockdowns, YouTube and this wonderful channel, I realized I've been embracing it since I was a kid. Just before Mom would spank me for not doing my chores, she'd declare, "You LOOOVE to suffer!" Somehow I accepted the term "long-suffering, " likely because I romanticized it. Then I got hip to the Buddhists first, because they embraced suffering, via Peck's "The Road Less-Traveled." Decades later I began to tell myself, "Everything is EXACTLY the way it's supposed to be" to manage my expectations. It's great to have multi-cultural confirmations of a single idea of the human condition. I wish the world could live with ambiguity, impermanence, wisdom and patience... but that's the way it's supposed to be.

[TheSgedioxide]

It is only when we accept fate are we allowed to alter and become one with it.
-Kalki