Nietzsche did not invent the wheel of time. The concept of eternal recurrence is ancient.
The goal isn't to prove that time is circular, but to force a shift in how we live. If you knew you had to live this exact day a billion times over, would you still choose to spend it the way you are now? It strips away the comfort of "tomorrow" and forces you to find value in the present. Moving Past Nihilism Eternal Return Of The Same
To understand the Eternal Return is to look into the abyss of existence and ask the ultimate question: Is your life worth living forever? Nietzsche did not invent the wheel of time
existence repeats itself in an infinite loop, with every event, joy, and pain occurring exactly as it has before, forever If you knew you had to live this
, a being who has overcome nihilism to become a "Yes-sayer" to all of existence. Psychology Today 2. Historical and Cosmological Roots