Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence


          Okay.  So let's say you die right now.  Bam, you're dead.  Your life starts over exactly the same way as it did before.  Accepting the concept of Eternal Recurrence (the universe on a constant repeat), how does that change your perspective of life?  Happy?  Sad?  Regrets?  Horribly depressed?  Tickled pink with excitement?  (Remember, there is no changing anything.  It's all one big echo over and over again.)

         Eternal Recurrence implies that the meaning of life isn't found in heaven, but instead here on earth.  It motivates to create your happiness in the here-and-now and not to create your hell/torment.  

         In that same vein Nietzsche expressed that man should give meaning to his own life and recognize his own power to create.  Finding one's own way, embracing and celebrating mistakes, realizing self-knowledge and creation is a process to be enjoyed.

         With the idea of living this life over and over again, it drives the richness of life to be obtained.  That obviously means something different to everyone.  That's the beauty of it.  So create your heaven on earth and enjoy it for all eternity.
 
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