The Myth Of Sisyphus

Reactions surfaced from within me as I read Albert Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus. He told the story of how Sisyphus was punished to roll a rock uphill and connected such torture to the everyday workman. I found this parallel of myth and reality intriguing. Camus mentions how life is only tragic when we are aware of it, “This is the price that must be paid for the passions of this earth.” But if we are unconscious of life’s tragedies, and focus on our passions, we pay no attention to its hardships. Just as Camus intended, I found his point to be true and inspiring. We all have rocks to roll, we just have to find the strength to keep it