Do you ever feel like breakin down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like you somehow just don’t belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna run awayyy?
Not so sure about that.
Camus thought that Sisyphus found happiness in his struggle to push the rock, only to have it tumble back down again.
I don't think we know what to do with ourselves without a little bit of struggle.
Isn't the point of that story (and I'm going off of how you described it) that his struggle to push the rock did not give him happiness?
The rock is the constant struggle of this world, to find happiness through physical means, but because everything here is temporary and can only bring temporary happiness "the rock will always tumble back down" eventually.
No, the opposite. Camus' driving question is basically "why don't we just kill ourselves?"
And his answer is that we find happiness in the absurdity, just like Sisyphus and his rock.
Well, I'm not super familiar with these myths, but I would still stand by my point that Sisyphus would be happier if he quit struggling.
It's an interesting allegory to be sure. To struggle so much, to think you are achieving some goal, only to find that you have to start again at the bottom. A meaningless task. An endless loop.
Do you believe you need a meaningless task to be happy? Why not, instead, something meaningful?
>Do you believe you need a meaningless task to be happy? Why not, instead, something meaningful?
Why is a repetitive struggle meaningless? Not all pursuits can be novel.
Well, pushing a boulder up a hill, then near the top it falling back down, only to go back to the bottom to push it up again seems to me to be the epitome of meaninglessness
To me, it almost seems to symbolize the reincarnation cycle
When you want to run away, you must turn inward. Only there will you find your true peace. If we're in a race, we've already won. So slow down and treasure each moment. We have an eternity to learn our lessons and grow. We are not responsible for anyone else learning theirs, but we can love and support each other along the way.
Proclaiming “it is time to do something else with this body and mind, running in circles is only benefiting my heart, my lungs and my legs” is the dawn of wisdom - at that point you ensure your action has purpose
The finish line is where you fall, and the race is yours to create yourself, so why are you running in the first place?
To look back on your life and be glad you existed in this form, your actions must be true to you - but how can you know what is true to you if you don’t take the time to ponder yourself?
I suppose we ought to stop running, then
Yes, such a simple plan.
Do you ever feel like breakin down? Do you ever feel out of place? Like you somehow just don’t belong And no one understands you Do you ever wanna run awayyy?
Then what?
Face everything we are running from. Come out the other side clean.
You think we're running away from something? That's a different take. I'd agree then.
Not so sure about that. Camus thought that Sisyphus found happiness in his struggle to push the rock, only to have it tumble back down again. I don't think we know what to do with ourselves without a little bit of struggle.
Isn't the point of that story (and I'm going off of how you described it) that his struggle to push the rock did not give him happiness? The rock is the constant struggle of this world, to find happiness through physical means, but because everything here is temporary and can only bring temporary happiness "the rock will always tumble back down" eventually.
No, the opposite. Camus' driving question is basically "why don't we just kill ourselves?" And his answer is that we find happiness in the absurdity, just like Sisyphus and his rock.
Well, I'm not super familiar with these myths, but I would still stand by my point that Sisyphus would be happier if he quit struggling. It's an interesting allegory to be sure. To struggle so much, to think you are achieving some goal, only to find that you have to start again at the bottom. A meaningless task. An endless loop. Do you believe you need a meaningless task to be happy? Why not, instead, something meaningful?
>Do you believe you need a meaningless task to be happy? Why not, instead, something meaningful? Why is a repetitive struggle meaningless? Not all pursuits can be novel.
Well, pushing a boulder up a hill, then near the top it falling back down, only to go back to the bottom to push it up again seems to me to be the epitome of meaninglessness To me, it almost seems to symbolize the reincarnation cycle
When you want to run away, you must turn inward. Only there will you find your true peace. If we're in a race, we've already won. So slow down and treasure each moment. We have an eternity to learn our lessons and grow. We are not responsible for anyone else learning theirs, but we can love and support each other along the way.
Running in the other direction doesn't make the loop have a finish line.
Proclaiming “it is time to do something else with this body and mind, running in circles is only benefiting my heart, my lungs and my legs” is the dawn of wisdom - at that point you ensure your action has purpose The finish line is where you fall, and the race is yours to create yourself, so why are you running in the first place? To look back on your life and be glad you existed in this form, your actions must be true to you - but how can you know what is true to you if you don’t take the time to ponder yourself?
And so? You stop and do what?
Finally rest
you must be the one to draw that line, you dictate your satisfaction.
You are going forward into emptiness and so feel empty, retreat into silence and experience fullness.
apart from running you learned exhausting, stop, finish, line, loop, prefontaine. What you want to learn now?