There is no objective truth or meaning in life, waiting for you to explore and discover. This is an illusion. If you explore with fantasy, you are doomed to disillusionment, and then you will feel pessimistic. If you never believe this illusion, there is no pessimism.
Life is meaningless, the theory is false, and comfort is an illusion-at this point, people have nothing, so what else does he have? Another point is human vitality.
The nothingness of life is a fact, but there are two attitudes towards it: negative and positive.
The truth of nothingness does not directly lead to negativity. There is a necessary intermediate link from nothingness to negation, which is an illusory belief that there is an absolute essence behind the appearance of the world, and life must rely on this absolute essence to find value and meaning.
But there is never an absolute essence or truth, and the meaning of life does not depend on it.
Therefore, life is nothing, there is nothing to despair about, and realizing that life is meaningless only brings freedom of creation.
Nietzsche believes that in the face of meaningless world and meaningless life, people should base themselves on reality, direct meaningless absurdity, dance with strong life instinct and create value in life activities. "Be yourself", nothingness no longer makes you depressed and disappointed, but gives you the widest space to create yourself and turn people into positive creations. This is positive nihilism.
Nietzsche's nihilism is not only bad news, but also good news. The bad news is that life is nothing and the theory is false. But this is also good news, because the empty truth leaves the freest space, and we can face it positively and create the meaning of our own life with the power of life itself.
Excerpted from the chapter about Nietzsche in Teacher Liu Qing's Modern Western Thoughts.