You weren’t born to be ‘good’, you were born to be whole – Nietzsche

There are people who spend their whole lives chasing the idea of being “good” — polite, pleasing, agreeable — until they vanish from themselves completely. The more they strive to be kind, the more they feel empty. Because deep inside, they are betraying something. Nietzsche called this the death of the self beneath the mask of virtue. Nietzsche knew that man was not born to fit in, but to become. And to become, one must risk being hated. Being “good” is often just fear in disguise. A learned performance. Nietzsche warned us: “He who despises himself still respects himself as one who despises.” Behind obedience is suppressed rage. Behind sweetness, a child begging to be seen. Nietzsche did not teach rebellion for its own sake. He taught rebellion as the return to selfhood. The rejection of morality that was never yours. The pain of being lost begins the moment you start playing nice. Nietzsche said it best — there is no virtue in sacrificing your soul for approval.