LIve like the Romans

Nietzsche further argues that the strong should not hide their strength, just as the weak should not pretend to be strong. Judaism and Christianity have created this idea that being inferior, weak and suppressive are “good”, where as being the person you truly are (without suppressing real inner qualities) is “bad” and/or “evil”. With the system the Jews and Christians have created, “in place of athletes we have our martyrs” (49). Instead of truly pure (and I mean pure in the sense of behaving in a natural way without suppressing anything), we have a twisted system the forces people to act in a silly manner that is not “natural” or “pure”.
This system and the actions that are produced by people of this system are somewhat cowardice. Nietzsche argues that the Jews and Christians shrink away from the strong and beautiful, instead of embracing their “good” qualities. They condemn the truly “good” and call them “bad” and/or “evil”. In fact, the Jews and Christians themselves are the “bad” and “evil” because of their weak, submissive and inferior qualities.
Because the Jews and Christians curb these “good”, “natural” and “pure” qualities, Nietzsche says that the Jews and Christians claim that they are not only better but better off in the end. They somehow and someway will receive some type of compensation for curbing their actions in the long run. But I think Nietzsche seems to argue that this is ridiculous. We shouldn’t look to the future as a pay off, but instead pay ourselves now. We should enjoy our “good” qualities right here and right now, not pity and help those that do not have equal or similarly “good” qualities. We should live like the Romans did at the height of their rule, engaging in behavior that promotes our strengths, recognizes our weaknesses and accepts both for what they really are.