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For a full and free life
Schopenhauer's poisonous teachings

“A great deal of human misery is due to
“This is what happens when you can’t be alone.”

Schopenhauer is a symbolic figure in 19th-century Western philosophy, who had a profound influence on Nietzsche's philosophy, Hesse and Kafka's literature, and Freud and Jung's psychology.
He said, “Life is meaningless.
Therefore, he was known as a pessimist for saying, “It is best not to be born, and if you are born, it is better to die as quickly as possible.” However, he lived more fiercely than any other philosopher or writer.
This book is a special edition published to commemorate the bestseller "Why Do You Think Your Life Shouldn't Be Difficult?", which sold over 100,000 copies within six months of its publication, receiving much love from readers.


150 years have passed since Schopenhauer's death, yet why do we still remember him and seek answers to life's problems in his writings? It's because Schopenhauer transformed life itself into a text, transcending its suffering into philosophy.
This is because it presents the 'pessimism about pessimism' that life is suffering, suffering comes from attachment, and therefore, by letting go of attachment, we can achieve the cessation of suffering.
So his philosophy has a lot to say to modern people who want to be happy but end up unhappy.

Schopenhauer wrote eleven books in his lifetime, eight of which were published during his lifetime.
He exchanged letters with numerous people, including Goethe, and kept a diary of over 10,000 pages, almost every day without fail.
"Why Do You Think Your Life Shouldn't Be Difficult?" is a collection of Schopenhauer's insights into life and poignant life advice from his books, letters, and diaries.
Whether you know Schopenhauer or not, the moment you read this book, you will feel the passion and fighting spirit hidden within the ancient philosopher's sarcasm.

There is no one in this world greater than me.
If God exists, it is God's problem, and if I exist, it is only
It's my own problem.
I want to be in this world.
That's the important point.
It's useless talk, that's my
I don't want to be convinced that it exists.
No one can tell me for sure what will happen to me after I die.
I won't be fooled by old tricks.
--- p.23

A majority is just a large number, and it is not defined as a large number.
I oppose the stereotype that being short is incompetent.
Even if you nag me, I won't follow you.
Even if you shout 'morality!', I won't listen.
If this is my limit, I will teach you that it is only my perception that determines what is called a limit.
--- p.24

If there is one habit that helps develop good habits, it is patience.
Patience does not mean unconditionally enduring and enduring.
True patience is realizing the limits of your body's endurance and staying within those limits.
It's foolish to endure until you can't bear it anymore.
Thinking that you can do it because others are doing it is no different from committing suicide.
--- p.26

We are haunted by the delusion that in this world we are the only ones who are lonely, the only ones who are suffering, the only ones who are tired, and the only ones who are being sacrificed.
When one is completely overcome by the spectre of depression, only anger remains in the human soul.
I get angry because I'm lonely, I get angry because I'm tired, I get angry because other people are happy, and finally, I get mad because I hate myself for being angry.
--- p.30

My advice to young people is to focus on getting rid of something rather than gaining something.
Give up the idea of ​​making money and becoming rich, and think of not being poor.
Let go of your desire to be healthy and resolve not to get sick.
Rather than having fun, try to avoid being scolded or criticized.
This is a very realistic rule of thumb.
If you follow these rules, you can achieve small but certain results.
--- p.67

The most pathetic time in life is when, far in the future, you vaguely realize that the day you will lie in a coffin is not far off, and you realize that you have wasted your time pursuing vain desires, and you quietly wish you had one more time.
--- p.100

These days, even children consider poverty a sin.
The idea that poverty is a sin is only possible in the world of animals, where the logic that if you don't succeed in hunting, you must die is dominant.
Being poor in this land is not a shame.
It's not even a sin.
It is not the result of incompetence or negligence.
Poverty is like a rough diamond.
No one knows what jewels are hidden in this stone.
--- p.164

I put myself through trials.
An ordeal that no one knows about, and of which I am the only witness.
For example, like this:
I will act honestly even if people are not watching me.
I will be polite even when I am alone.
I will not tell lies even if no one is listening.
I will share it secretly without claiming it as mine.
They won't teach me even if I make a mistake, etc.
--- p.209

If the body is a vessel, then its contents are will.
Therefore, living without realizing one's own will is the same as living by the value of a vessel.
It is only natural that a life devoid of its contents suffers from discouragement and despair, and to expect abundance to come to a life that is nothing more than a vessel is nothing more than a vain wish.

--- p.244