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Der Antichrist
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
(1888)

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Der Antichrist. Fluch auf das Christenthum The Antichrist

Vorwort Preface
Dies Buch gehört den wenigsten. Vielleicht lebt selbst noch keiner von ihnen. Es mögen die sein, welche meinen Zarathustra verstehn: wie dürfte ich mich mit denen verwechseln, für welche heute schon Ohren wachsen? – Erst das Übermorgen gehört mir. Einige werden posthum geboren.

Die Bedingungen, unter denen man mich versteht und dann mit Notwendigkeit versteht – ich kenne sie nur zu genau. Man muß rechtschaffen sein in geistigen Dingen bis zur Härte, um auch nur meinen Ernst, meine Leidenschaft auszuhalten. Man muß geübt sein, auf Bergen zu leben – das erbärmliche Zeitgeschwätz von Politik und Völker-Selbstsucht unter sich zu sehn. Man muß gleichgültig geworden sein, man muß nie fragen, ob die Wahrheit nützt, ob sie einem Verhängnis wird... Eine Vorliebe der Stärke für Fragen, zu denen niemand heute den Mut hat; der Mut zum Verbotenen; die Vorherbestimmung zum Labyrinth. Eine Erfahrung aus sieben Einsamkeiten. Neue Ohren für neue Musik. Neue Augen für das Fernste. Ein neues Gewissen für bisher stumm gebliebene Wahrheiten. Und der Wille zur Ökonomie großen Stils: seine Kraft, seine Begeisterung beisammenbehalten... Die Ehrfurcht vor sich; die Liebe zu sich; die unbedingte Freiheit gegen sich...

Wohlan! Das allein sind meine Leser, meine rechten Leser, meine vorherbestimmten Leser: was liegt am Rest? – Der Rest ist bloß die Menschheit. – Man muß der Menschheit überlegen sein durch Kraft, durch Höhe der Seele – durch Verachtung...

This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. It is possible that they may be among those who understand my “Zarathustra”: how could I confound myself with those who are now sprouting ears?—First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously.

The conditions under which any one understands me, and necessarily understands me—I know them only too well. Even to endure my seriousness, my passion, he must carry intellectual integrity to the verge of hardness. He must be accustomed to living on mountain tops—and to looking upon the wretched gabble of politics and nationalism as beneath him. He must have become indifferent; he must never ask of the truth whether it brings profit to him or a fatality to him.... He must have an inclination, born of strength, for questions that no one has the courage for; the courage for the forbidden; predestination for the labyrinth. The experience of seven solitudes. New ears for new music. New eyes for what is most distant. A new conscience for truths that have hitherto remained unheard. And the will to economize in the grand manner—to hold together his strength, his enthusiasm.... Reverence for self; love of self; absolute freedom of self....

Very well, then! of that sort only are my readers, my true readers, my readers foreordained: of what account are the rest?—The rest are merely humanity.—One must make one’s self superior to humanity, in power, in loftiness of soul,—in contempt.

Friedrich W. Nietzsche.

well: You use well to say that something was done in a good way.
among: If you are among certain things, they are all around you.
ever: Ever means at any time.
belong: If something belongs to you, you own it.
experience: An experience is something you have seen or done.
rare: If something is rare, you do not see it very often.
condition: The condition of someone or something is the state that they are in.
remain: To remain somewhere is to stay there.
rest: To rest is to stop being active while the body gets back its strength.
serious: When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe.
truth: The truth is a fact or something that is right.
profit: A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something.
owe: To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another.
yet: Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now.
whether: You use whether when you must choose between two things.
alive: If someone or something is alive, they are not dead.
fit: If something fits, it is small enough orthe right size to go there.
rich: If you are rich, you have a lot of money.
strength: Strength is the physical power that you have.
different: Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others.

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Der Antichrist Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1888)

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Der Antichrist. Fluch auf das Christenthum		The Antichrist
Vorwort		Preface
Dies Buch gehört den wenigsten. Vielleicht lebt selbst noch keiner von ihnen. Es mögen die sein, welche meinen Zarathustra verstehn: wie dürfte ich mich mit denen verwechseln, für welche heute schon Ohren wachsen? – Erst das Übermorgen gehört mir. Einige werden posthum geboren. Die Bedingungen, unter denen man mich versteht und dann mit Notwendigkeit versteht – ich kenne sie nur zu genau. Man muß rechtschaffen sein in geistigen Dingen bis zur Härte, um auch nur meinen Ernst, meine Leidenschaft auszuhalten. Man muß geübt sein, auf Bergen zu leben – das erbärmliche Zeitgeschwätz von Politik und Völker-Selbstsucht unter sich zu sehn. Man muß gleichgültig geworden sein, man muß nie fragen, ob die Wahrheit nützt, ob sie einem Verhängnis wird... Eine Vorliebe der Stärke für Fragen, zu denen niemand heute den Mut hat; der Mut zum Verbotenen; die Vorherbestimmung zum Labyrinth. Eine Erfahrung aus sieben Einsamkeiten. Neue Ohren für neue Musik. Neue Augen für das Fernste. Ein neues Gewissen für bisher stumm gebliebene Wahrheiten. Und der Wille zur Ökonomie großen Stils: seine Kraft, seine Begeisterung beisammenbehalten... Die Ehrfurcht vor sich; die Liebe zu sich; die unbedingte Freiheit gegen sich... Wohlan! Das allein sind meine Leser, meine rechten Leser, meine vorherbestimmten Leser: was liegt am Rest? – Der Rest ist bloß die Menschheit. – Man muß der Menschheit überlegen sein durch Kraft, durch Höhe der Seele – durch Verachtung...		This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. It is possible that they may be among those who understand my “Zarathustra”: how could I confound myself with those who are now sprouting ears?—First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously. The conditions under which any one understands me, and necessarily understands me—I know them only too well. Even to endure my seriousness, my passion, he must carry intellectual integrity to the verge of hardness. He must be accustomed to living on mountain tops—and to looking upon the wretched gabble of politics and nationalism as beneath him. He must have become indifferent; he must never ask of the truth whether it brings profit to him or a fatality to him.... He must have an inclination, born of strength, for questions that no one has the courage for; the courage for the forbidden; predestination for the labyrinth. The experience of seven solitudes. New ears for new music. New eyes for what is most distant. A new conscience for truths that have hitherto remained unheard. And the will to economize in the grand manner—to hold together his strength, his enthusiasm.... Reverence for self; love of self; absolute freedom of self.... Very well, then! of that sort only are my readers, my true readers, my readers foreordained: of what account are the rest?—The rest are merely humanity.—One must make one’s self superior to humanity, in power, in loftiness of soul,—in contempt. Friedrich W. Nietzsche.
		well: You use well to say that something was done in a good way. among: If you are among certain things, they are all around you. ever: Ever means at any time. belong: If something belongs to you, you own it. experience: An experience is something you have seen or done. rare: If something is rare, you do not see it very often. condition: The condition of someone or something is the state that they are in. remain: To remain somewhere is to stay there. rest: To rest is to stop being active while the body gets back its strength. serious: When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe. truth: The truth is a fact or something that is right. profit: A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something. owe: To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another. yet: Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now. whether: You use whether when you must choose between two things. alive: If someone or something is alive, they are not dead. fit: If something fits, it is small enough orthe right size to go there. rich: If you are rich, you have a lot of money. strength: Strength is the physical power that you have. different: Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others.

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