"The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. We must imagine Sisyphus happy." ~Camus As Sisyphus is condemned by the Gods to roll a rock uphill, a hill without a peak, so do we as humans collectively struggle in pursuit of the pinnacle of our evolution. The effort seems futile- death and degradation being the fundamental law by which nature works- still as Camus observes, we must imagine ourselves happy. This is what we do when we do Science and philosophy. We practice our intellect, our emotions as an effort towards enlightenment, towards divine glory. However futile it may seem in all its eventuality, the struggle itself is enough to fill our hearts, and therefore we must be happy! This is the Myth of Sisyphus..
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Rajit Roy
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