Wandering Mind

“Only thoughts which come from walking have any value”
Nietzsche

Neitzsche did not have a “good war”.  Dead by 1900, having spent 11 years going mad, he was not around to defend himself when the Nazi’s took his “superman” concept and ran amok with it.  Who knows what he would have made of it all, least of all the man himself.

I don’t imagine he will ever recover from it (perhaps for the best).  But it doesn’t really matter he was probably quite bonkers long before he got locked up for it and scribbling his “Madness Letters”

I am drifting off the path here, so lets find my way back.

The Nietzsche quote is a start point for an irregular series of walking blog entries which will chart some of the thoughts which evolve in my head as I stroll.

Possibly a rather dangerous exercise in self-absorption but sometimes wounds heal better for the fresh air.

Nietzsche did not say “All thoughts…” 

Archimedes “Eureka” moment might be one of the most famous moments of thought there is.  Which might appear to shake Nietzsche somewhat.  Fortunately though Archimedes was stepping into a bath allegedly when he had the thought, so it was a “walking thought” afterall.

Part of the joy of walking is the unshackling of the mind, although hopefully mine will never wander quite as freely as Nietzsche never too fully return to the leash.

It is no secret there is more to this walking lark than innov-8 and destinations.