Why Oh Why?
When does Sisyphus ever contemplate his actions? Does he do so while arduously rolling the stone, little by little, up the mountain? Does he pause for thought during that short moment in which, after countless attempts that were all in vain, it appears that he has finally achieved the impossible? The mighty stone rests for just a moment before thundering back down the slope of its own accord.
There is something wrong about the phrase “the journey is the reward (or goal)” and I believe that it is in the notion that there has to be a goal in order for something to BE. If the way itself were sufficient, then we would have to ask for a destination. Question: could “goal” also be replaced by “meaning”?
Does the meaning of existence lie in existence itself – or does the quest for the meaning lie in existence? Ever-recurring questions.
Rethink!
CS
Image: Mount Esja (Iceland), Photo: CS 2008
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