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PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

One needn't imagine Sisyphus...

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One needn't imagine Sisyphus...

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PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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    Never has been.

    There is meaning in the endless toil, one can find peace in knowing that the boulder will never reach the top. Let go of expecting a reward for reaching the top, and appreciate the rewards in pushing the boulder.

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      Boulder must go up.

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        What happens to Sisyphus if he just… Let the boulder roll all the way down?

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          Then one must imagine Sisyphus lazy. Repetitive toil in exchange for the right to exist is simply the natural order.

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            No I mean, like, in the actual story. lol

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              Hades only knows.

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                Hermes: “Shouldn’t he have a more severe punishment for not performing his punishment?”

                Hades: “What am I supposed to punish him with? A second boulder he won’t push?”

                (Also to complete the image: These are the versions from the Disney Hercules)

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          I’m sure that after half an eternity, Sisyphus would start to get creative with it. I bet he surfed down the mountain on the boulder once just to see if he could.

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        How about we push the boulder onto a ridge and have some pina coladas for a bit several years

        Edit: Maybe we just leave the boulder there and invent something to carry it up

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          But then we forego the peace achieved by appreciating the rewards inherent to making boulder go up.

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