metaphysical consolation, n.All

Metaphysical consolation (n.) is, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the older Nietzsche warned, how Romantics end: trained for the serious and frightening, they still finish up consoled.

Metaphysical consolation (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what every true tragedy leaves behind: beneath all the changes of appearance, life is indestructibly powerful and joyful.