Thus Spake Zarathustra - Penn State University

Friedrich Nietzschetrusting to the path and the light of the stars: for he was A light hath dawned upon me: I need companions—an experienced night-walker, and liked to look into the living ones; not dead companions and corpses, which Iface of all that slept. When the morning dawned, however,Zarathustra found himself in a thick forest, and no But I need living companions, who will follow me be-carry with me where I will.path was any longer visible. He then put the dead man in cause they want to follow themselves—and to the placea hollow tree at his head—for he wanted to protect him where I will.from the wolves—and laid himself down on the ground A light hath dawned upon me. Not to the people isand moss. And immediately he fell asleep, tired in body, Zarathustra to speak, but to companions! Zarathustra shallbut with a tranquil soul.not be the herd’s herdsman and hound!To allure many from the herd—for that purpose have Icome. The people and the herd must be angry with me: arobber shall Zarathustra be called by the herdsmen.9Herdsmen, I say, but they call themselves the goodand just. Herdsmen, I say, but they call themselves theLONG SLEPT ZARATHUSTRA; and not only the rosy dawn passed believers in the orthodox belief.over his head, but also the morning. At last, however, his Behold the good and just! Whom do they hate most?eyes opened, and amazedly he gazed into the forest and Him who breaketh up their tables of values, the breaker,the stillness, amazedly he gazed into himself. Then he the lawbreaker:—he, however, is the creator.arose quickly, like a seafarer who all at once seeth the Behold the believers of all beliefs! Whom do they hateland; and he shouted for joy: for he saw a new truth. And most? Him who breaketh up their tables of values, thehe spake thus to his heart:breaker, the law-breaker—he, however, is the creator.31