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Moshkelgosha
Sep 13, 2021 2:08 AM

Be an inquirer, Not a Believer..! Education

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I’m eternally grateful for all the support and kindness I have received in the past few months from my followers on this platform.

I came across an interesting story written by Friedrich Nietzsche, so I decided to share it here. I believe it will give you a clear pathway on how to follow others in life and trading as a part of your life.

The Bestowing Virtue

Zarathustra—a sage who is also the central character of the book—tells his followers to stop following him. He says, “I now go alone, my disciples! You too go now, alone! Thus I want it. I advise you: depart from me, and guard yourselves against Zarathustra! And better still: be ashamed of him! Perhaps he has deceived you.”

A young student (S) spent years searching for enlightenment. He traveled across many countries and lived among various groups of ascetics, but after searching for years, he found his quest to be fruitless. Finally, he gave up and decided to work on a farm. The farmer (F) he worked with was a simple man. He didn’t talk much, but when he did, he enjoyed a good philosophical debate with the student. At first, the student was open to debate, doubting much of what the farmer said, thinking he was similar to the other ascetics the student had met in the past. But after some time, the young student sensed an immense wisdom and tranquility inside the farmer. He started to agree with the farmer more and more. The students desire for enlightenment had returned, and so the student worked with the farmer for months, absorbing his knowledge. Eventually, the farmer noticed that the student had stopped debating with him, and the following conversation ensued.

F: I think it’s time for you to leave me.

S: Leave? Why?

F: Listen, when you first arrived here, we had many things to teach one another. We grew together and learned from each other. Your mind was inquisitive. But recently, you’ve begun to believe everything I say. You’ve gone from an inquirer to a believer, and I won’t let you do that to yourself or to me. We’re both better off if you leave.

S: But I came seeking the truth, and I found it in you.

F: The truth! You’re lost kid.

S: Why would you send me away like this? How can you do that to me?

F: Let me show you something. Take a look at this map. What do you see?

S: I see our farm, the river nearby, and the mountains.

F: No, you see /an image/ of our farm, the river nearby, and the mountains—not the things themselves. Now tell me, what can you learn from this map?

S: I can learn where the farm and the river are, the height of the mountain, where the berry trees are, where we plant our carrots…

F: No you can’t. Give it a few millennia. The river will dry up, the mountains will move, and this farm may be a city. You can’t learn anything about the farm as it is, you can only see an image of it as it was at some point in time. See, a man’s memory is like this map. It can capture a shadow of reality, and he can share that with you, but he can never give you the reality itself. A man can give you his memories of the truth, but he can never give you the truth itself. He can tell you where the farm was, but you’d still have to verify it for yourself. If you want the truth as you say, there can be no intermediaries, no middlemen. If there’s a middleman, then he is the one you are following, not the truth.

S: But what’s wrong with following you?

F: If you follow me, you’ll live according to /my/ memories. You’ll live according to /my/ map, and you’ll never learn to construct your own. What if my map is wrong? Then you’ll be lost with me, and you won’t be able to correct me because you never learned to navigate on your own. And if you can’t correct me, then we’re no longer able to help each other. But if you learn to see for yourself, if you learn to construct your own map of reality, then we can come together as friends and individuals. We can compare our maps and help one another see reality as it really is. And when we both see reality as it is, we can journey through it together, as equals.

S: I guess you’re right. I’ll start packing my things.

I believe if you change some words in this conversation and read it again it would be nice:

Farmer: Analyst
Student: Trader
Map: Analysis
Farm: Market
River: Trend
Mountain: price pattern
...
Nothing would be better than to finish my post number 1111 than expressing my gratitude once again:

I am more grateful to you than you’ll ever know.

Best,

Moshkelgosha

Reference:
https://freedominthought.com/writings/nietzsche-follow-no-one-trust-yourself




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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell
Comments
rb675
Thanks for sharing this and have a good night.
Moshkelgosha
@rb675, Thank you for every like, comment, and following
shadescapitals
The best analogy of market and analysis in a good and sensible story
Elhud1968
Great read and great lesson!
aissaiades
very nice. Thank you for sharing it
UnknownUnicorn2145741
Only the first part was from Nietzsche, from his text “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. The farm story is made up by the blogger you read.
I studied philosophy and Nietzsche was one of my favorites. Nice choice :)
mjfxsilencer
What a greatful story!.
I really need to Focus on my Self and gain my own Understanding and strategies
nakodtrader868
Wow....that is a blow the mind type piece of literature. Thanks for sharing this bro👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Moshkelgosha
@nakodtrader868, you are welcome
Bhoove
Nietzsche was a silly atheist philosopher who died insane. Why would anyone think that his words can offer enlightenment other than a warning of how NOT to live. Hitler personally delivered Nietzsche's writings to Stalin and mussolini. Those three along with atheist leader Mao Zedong were responsible for more deaths than all the religious wars in history. How these FACTS escape you...as you feel compelled to share "enlightenment" from this failure of a human... is astonishing.
True Skepticism isn't the rejection of observational reality as Nietzsche did.
Nietzsche wanted to rewrite morality and meaning into HIS OWN IMAGE. But he died a failure. This silly story borrows from the Chinese philosophers that pretend wisdom while saying nothing. We know that BIASED naturalists like Nietzsche and Darwin led to the greatest lie ever perpetrated upon scientific thought. It even surpassed the folly of geocentrism.
The FACT that DNA CODE is the MOST SOPHISTICATED and COMPLEX and VOLUMINOUS CODE ever assembled does not lend itself to naturalism/atheism...but rather to a superior intellect compared to all the genius of man. And we KNOW this super-intellect precedes all life on earth. That FACT should compel us to look for a WHO instead of listening to failed BIASED atheists who only asked questions to get rid of the very super-intellect that SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE has now proven.
When I saw the name Nietzsche, I immediately knew your worldview was flawed. The man died a failure. He asked questions and NEVER accepted answers...he did the opposite of the person who asked, then learned the truth. He rejected the truth pretending it to be a lie 9r one of many "truths". DNA CODE was designed. Nietzsche was horribly wrong and went crazy attempting to espouse the same silly views into the philosophy you just repeated. There is truth, there are lies, and a mixture of both. We all want the truth...not a separate path. How silly to rewrite this foolishness.
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