Becomingwhoyouareisthesamethingasgrowingas a person.
ありのままの自分になることは、人として成長することと同じことだ。
Butratherthanbecomingwhoweare, Nietzschefearedthatmostofuswouldbecomewhathecalledthelastman— a personwhohasbecomesocomfortableandlazythatprogressitselfhasbecome a burden.
There's a Brazilianstorythatpinpointstheflawofmindlessprogress.
無謀な進歩の欠点を突き止めたブラジルの物語がある。
A fishermanisoutonhisboat, enjoyingthesunandcatchingfish.
漁師がボートに乗り、太陽を浴びながら魚を獲っている。
Notonlydoeshemakeprogresstowardsbecoming a betterfishermanandprovidingforhisfamily, buthealsoenjoystheprogresshemakesandtakesadequatetimeintheeveningstorestsothathecanfishsomemorethenextday.
Whenyoufocusallofyourattentionononeareaofexpertise, youcanbecome a masterinit, andwhenyoubecome a masteratyourcraft, youcancreatethingsofvalue, andwhenyoucreatethingsofvalue, youcanexchangethemformoney.
Itshouldbesomethingthatyouareinterestedinandpassionateabout, becauseonlythenwillyoubeableandwillingtospendtheimmenseamountoftimeandeffortittakestobecome a masterinanyfield.
A masterdevelopshisjudgmentsandtastetothepointthathecandiscernbetweensmalldetailsthattheordinarypersondoesn't eventhinkabout, anddevelopingthiskindofdiscernmentrequiresanobsessionovertheart.