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Old 02-19-2007, 05:08 AM
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wozzek
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Imagine Sisyphus happy

Originally Posted by nanita View Post
So, here I am, admitting another failure and wondering what's next.

One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night filled mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

ALBERT CAMUS

Try again. Full text of the quote at http://english.uindy.edu/english_331_docs/camus.htm
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