The Myth of Sisyphus by the famous French writer Camus.
Sisyphus is an absurd hero.
In several versions of his fairy tales, the only certainty is that he was finally sentenced to permanent punishment, pushing a boulder to the top of the mountain, waiting for the boulder to roll down from the other side of the mountain, and then repeating his work. There are different opinions about the reasons for being sentenced to permanent punishment: in the introduction of Greek mythology, "Sisyphus, the king of Corinth in Greek mythology, was greedy for money before his death and was punished for pushing a boulder up the mountain after his death. After reaching the top, the boulder rolled down and continued to push, never ending "to introduce this king who despised God's authority. However, Camus chose a Sisyphus who yearned for freedom: he was punished because he didn't want to go back to the cold underground after returning to the earth. I often close my eyes and imagine the beautiful world written by Camus: with the breeze blowing, the smell of the fields and the fragrance of petals; The bay extends all the way to the distant mountains and gradually becomes a beautiful arc; At sunrise, the golden sunshine is dazzling. Longing for freedom, Sisyphus would rather choose eternal punishment in the future than give up the freedom to embrace the sun and kiss the earth now. So he was sentenced to wander in a sunless hell. This reminds me of the feeling when I first heard this fairy tale when I was a child, and it seems to be the first time that I felt almost desperate depression. Sisyphus, on the other hand, faced everything calmly and went to failure with a smile. Montaigne said that "the most important thing in the world is to know yourself". Maybe the gods thought he would lose hope.
Camus said, "Losing hope is not despair. The flame on the ground is worth the fragrance in the sky. " Therefore, Sisyphus looked at failure with contempt, because "there is no fate that contempt can't overcome." Sisyphus can't talk about Sisyphus without talking about my favorite writer Camus. William? Faulkner said of Camus: "He just can't stand the endless cold. He just doesn't want to take a path that will only lead to death. He embarked on the only road that might not only lead to death. The road he followed leads to the sun, which is a road completely caused by our weak strength and our absurd materials. "
He believes that true salvation is not victory after killing, but finding the strength of life and peace of mind in suffering. The stones in Sisyphus are a source of pain and a stepping stone to regain happiness.
His struggle to climb to the top of the mountain is enough to enrich a person's heart. Sisyphus should be considered happy.
This sentence probably means that if you suffer setbacks or even hardships, you will devote yourself to one thing, your life will be enriched, your heart will be stable, and happiness will have a source and foundation.