The idea that suffering is crucial for human accomplishments and creativity was carried forward by German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. His own life was an exemplar of how a man can surmount the difficulties and emerge as a victor. He faced several challenges in his personal and professional life. He was a firm believer in the pathos of suffering in …show more content…
He wrote that sexual tickling is displeasure at work leading to pleasure at the end. Expanding on the will to power, Nietzsche asserted that will to power is an affected-suffering. Here, the term “affected” refers to the actions of the will. Brogan (1988) believed that force (power of an action) can be expanded only when there is something to resist it. “There is an ingredient of displeasure in every action” (Brogan, 1988). Although, this displeasure is created by an opposing force, but still it is imperative for consolidating the will to power. When Nietzsche speaks of the pathos of will to power, he affirms that the more the “will” suffers, the more it expresses its power. Therefore, he described the interrelationship between force and opposition as a game in which the feelings of abundant power-a necessary precursor to pleasure-are aroused most prominently when resistance and victory interact with each