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Lust kann nur da sein, wo innerliches oder äußerliches Schaffen möglich ist. Irgendwie liegt einer jeden Lust das Schaffen zugrunde, wie jeder Unlust die Notwendigkeit des Schaffens zugrunde liegt. Nehmen Sie etwas, was auf niederer Stufe das Leid charakterisieren kann, zum Beispiel das Gefühl des Hungers, der das Leben zerstören kann. Dem treten Sie mit der Nahrung entgegen. Die Nahrungsaufnahme wird zum Genuß, weil die Nahrung in der Lage ist, in eine Lebenssteigerung, in eine Lebensproduktion überzugehen. So sehen Sie, daß auf Grundlage des Schmerzes höheres Schaffen, Lust entsteht. Eher als die Lust ist also das Leid. Daher kann auch die Philosophie Schopenhauers und die Eduard von Hartmanns mit Recht sagen, daß das Leid eine allgemeine Lebensempfindung sei. Sie gehen aber nicht tief genug auf den Ursprung des Leides zurück, kommen nicht auf den Punkt, wo sich das Leid zu etwas Höherem entwickeln soll. 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