Friedrich Nietzsche

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e moral that I think is sour grapes is people who are not independent, look at others and follow, lack self respect, and people who waist their talents. I think that the "master morality" would include qualities from both of Nietzsche’s personality types. It would include such virtues as personal power, strength, courage, pride, independence, patience, kindness, charity and compassion. This to me is a complete person. But this is reality and in reality you can have these virtues and at the same time stray from what you believe in. I think the key to life is to find oneself and to be happy. In today’s society there are to many people who do not know who they are. People tend to follow the group. Dress how everyone else dresses, listen to the same music everyone else listens too and they never explore their own world. This to me is the "weak or slave." There is a whole world out there waiting to be found. Art, culture and nature if they only open their eyes to see it. Like Nietzsche’s philosophy states, " even the weak have the desire for power." The weak to me look at others thinking that’s the way to get it. The real root to power is within yourself. In finding yourself you need those virtues and when you find yourself they stay with you. Life is not as cut and dry as Nietzsche suggests. I don’t believe in classifying the human race in to two categories. Life is too complex and the mind is a mysterious thing. Although the qualities and virtues talked about are ideal, I wish it was that simple to apply to a person. I think you have to take in account the persons surroundings, what influences the person has had in their life. Everything plays a role. Unfortunately the environment plays a large part in the development in a person. But I think it’s never to late for a person to change or find him or herself. Life is a journey. One last thing that Nietzsche’s philosophy states are that the weak were able to convert the strong o...