VIII. On the Tree on the Mountain "But by my love and hope I beseech you: do not throw away the hero

VIII. On the Tree on the Mountain

"But by my love and hope I beseech you: do not throw away the hero in your soul," Zarathustra tells a young man who is lamenting the darkness he's found in himself.

Seeking to rise leads us to evil, but that's no reason not to try to rise.