But, just as disciples of other religious leaders do not at first understand their master's teachings, Zarathustra's disciples do not understand what he is trying to teach them. To become the overman, one must have envy, be a warrior, and not take pity on the world. Zarathustra teaches them the key points of his knowledge. He teaches them in private, grooming them to attain the state of overman so that they may eventually carry on his teaching to the rest of the world. Zarathustra then finds disciples who are willing to listen to his teachings. The people reject him as a madman, however, and Zarathustra realizes that his teachings must take a different route. He goes on to say that the overman is the true state of being for which mankind should strive. Zarathustra first comes to a village where he makes his pronouncement that God is dead. Because of this love, he desires to leave the solitude of his mountain home to teach others the great truth he has discovered: the truth of the overman. Zarathustra is a sage and a prophet who has a great love of humanity.
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