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The Myth of Sisyphus
Posted Aug 10, 2001
Having done a little research into this enduring myth, it sparked a few random thoughts.
How like Sisyphus are we? Condemned to pushing a rock up a mountain only to watch it roll back down the slope under it's own weight, Sisyphus (one of a long line of mortals who offended a god and paid the price) he must have gone through a number of feelings.
Firstly, determination; you might want to characterise this with the thought "So what? I'll just keep going! I'll show the gods that I won't be beaten!".
Secondly, frustration. We can all understand that.
Thirdly, despair. After all, there's only so long you can keep on pushing the rock up the hill before you realise it's futile.
Lastly, acceptance. Imagine Sisyphus, his shoulder to the rock, thinking "well...at least it's job security..."
And that last thought worries me more than I realised.
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