When one hasn't had a good father, it is necessary to invent one.
-Nietzsche
I've heard a lot of people say that it's dangerous to quote Nietzsche out of context. Probably a pretty pretentious thing to say, since whenever you quote anyone you're doing it to serve your own ends.
I do think my life would be better if I followed a maxim like that, though. If I invented my own reality and were really able to trick myself into believing it, I would be so much happier, and so would the people around me. I can't decide if it's better to be happy in that way or to hold on to reality and react to it as it dictates.
(Obvious parallels to religion here...)
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