Joseph Campbell

Love Your Fate

Submitted by David Larsson on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 13:43

Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of your fate.” Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge.

— Joseph Campbell

Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion, Ed. Diane K. Osbon. New York:HarperCollins, 1991.