For my Existentialism class we had to read Albert Camus’ The
Myth of Sisyphus. This was a non-fiction book on the actual myth about a man
who died and tricked the gods into allowing him to return to earth. When they
realized they had been tricked they sentenced him to eternity pushing a stone
up a mountain, only to have it roll back down again. Camus’ view was that
Sisyphus was lucky because there was nothing unknown to him. He argued that it
was better to be in such a horrible place and knowing that it was your eternity
rather than not knowing what was going to happen tomorrow. I definitely
disagree with Camus’ point of view. Yes, sometimes not knowing can hurt you, it
can cause heartache and disappointment. However, it gives a person hope and
something to live for. If you were to know what was going to happen every day
for the rest of your life, what is the point? You already know your whole
story. Also, if you know how can you fully live? It is like the quote, “It is
better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all”. I would much
rather experience a true and real love that doesn’t work than to have never
experienced it. Not only would so many people not choose love if they knew they
were going to get hurt, but they also might not fully put their heart into it
because they knew what was going to happen.
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