Disillusion#
Summary#
Nietzsche describes disillusion as a torment that befalls the maturing soul after the passionate certainties of youth. The young soul, having venerated and despised without nuance, eventually turns its suspicion against itself, upbraiding and punishing itself for what it perceives as voluntary self-blinding. This transition involves distrusting one’s sentiments, torturing one’s enthusiasm with doubt, and espousing the cause against one’s former youthful convictions.