Influence
All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down. (Friedrich Nietzsche, 19th century German philosopher)
And he did exactly that. Nietzsche’s writing conveyed his atheism: “Is man one of God’s blunders or is God one of man’s blunders?” His despair: “Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” And wisdom: “The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness.” In contrast, be sure you have something worthy to say before you put pen to paper.
Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. (2 Corinthians 5:11)