The Myth of Sisyphus

[vishnusavestheday]

Currently reading "The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays" and have been finding it quite insightful-- especially for developing valuable creative direction. I love the main idea of the focal essay: failure and, consequently, the very human perseverance in the face of it, is a continuous revolt against the gods. Those pesky gods that predate upon human expectations and fates, they are fools for designing such a contraption (like the boulder rolling Sisyphus paradox) because it only lets humanity become stronger in the face of certain insanity. Despite it all, humans are the most vocal beings probable of creating the myth anyways!

 

Also, back to the insight I spoke of initially, I love that Camus had an appreciation for the themes of revolt, freedom, and diversity. Such elements can emphasize the intentionality of artistic choices and suggest the raw greatness in creating a true self-contained reproduction without illusions.

[rachMiel]

I love the closing sentence of the book, come back to it often in my thoughts-feelings: One must imagine Sisyphus happy. 

[rachMiel]

Existentialism is bittersweet, freedom in the wasteland, the absurdity of it, the despair, the beauty.