Human, All Too Human, Part 139 summary
Part 139 of 152 · 1 min to read the part
In 139, the argument presents ascetic submission as a way to ease life by removing personal choice, responsibility, and regret through obedience to another will or fixed rules. It challenges admiration for complete self-surrender by arguing that maintaining one's personality requires greater effort and thought.
What happens
- The ascetic seeks an easier life through complete obedience to another will or a fixed system of rules.
- The Brahmin exemplifies a life guided at every moment by religious commands rather than personal choice.
- Submission keeps a person occupied, restrains individual passion, and removes feelings of responsibility and regret.
- Complete renunciation and unconditional obedience are presented as easier than moderation and conditional obedience.
- The argument rejects praise of self-surrender as supreme moral heroism and presents self-assertion as more demanding.
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What does the argument present as harder than complete personal surrender?
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