How is your life?
> Are you happy?
> Are you satisfied or want more?
> What goals have you set for yourself?

Do people still think about this stuff or are we so caught up in the drama of day to day life that it’s all a blur from one day to the next?

Most people know the story of Sisyphus because of the man pushing the boulder up the mountain is symbolic, and in some way – can relate to it.

Those people (likely) don’t know the full story behind it all. I’m not going to tell you the entity of the original Greek Myth. I will say it’s a bit twisted and very entertaining to read all about or watch a quick video about.

< I’ll put a link to the video towards the end of the article, keep reading for now.>

Now … Let’s Focus on the modern-day version of Sisyphus and revel in the irony.

The man pushing the rock up the hill subjectively symbolizes a couple things, depending on who you are.

It can stand for:

• Confronting challenges, no matter how daunting the task
• The hard work it takes to accomplish things
• The mindless repetition of daily life
• The need to find another path to accomplish your goal
• Or that life is a constant state of suffering

Nevertheless, for now let’s focus on a simple concept – the cause and effect from the result of your actions.

A speeding ticket is only a snapshot of moment in time. While it might be right to assume if you got one you were doing something wrong, it does not reflect the entirety of how you drive nor the events that may have influenced your actions. Plus we all know that a lot of cops set up speed traps just to catch people driving properly but may not be aware of a speed limit drop or increase of speed on a downhill straightaway.

Why am I telling you this?

It’s all part of an analogy, with parallel notions, and misconstrued beliefs.

Now it’s time to watch the video if you don’t know the original story of Sisyphus

The character of Sisyphus was a terrible person, if anything pushing a rock up a hill, that is seemingly impossible, was getting off light. A 20^th century French philosopher named Albert Camus popularized the sympathetic analysis of the story (in 1942) by relating it to contemporary nihilism with touches on the nature of the absurd. His work “The Myth of Sisyphus” along with another popular novel at the time that touched upon similar subject matter helped influence the new viewpoint.

^{‘> nihilism – complete skepticism – life is meaningless}

Where am I going with this?

Today the word “influencer” has a watered down meaning of some person on social media trying to get likes.

The proper use for it should be someone like Albert. Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940 and my man Albie was probably not to happy about life at that time. I can only assume that the feeling of being a helpless victim against a unstoppable force impacted his writing allowing him to be a squeaky wheel. At that time a lot of people could relate.

An idea can turn into a personal TRUTH when you think believing it will make it a reality.

That’s kind of the way that things are going today. The emotional roller coaster and drama of modern life has put an onus on the “squeaky wheel getting the grease” instead of looking at the macro we focus on the minutia, getting set off on one tiny aspect that might rub us the wrong way.

I’m of the mindset that it takes a village to raise a child and we all need to help each other out with an underlining sense of “The Greater Good”.

Society used to function in such a way. Somehow In trying to expunge some of the bais in our society we lost the ability to “love thy neighbor”. Yes, many factors at play – in terms the reasons why.

My point is to not get caught up with all the hype. There are so many spheres of influence polarizing the population. Just try to think about things and come to your own conclusion. Things should not be assumed, and just because you don’t agree with someone doesn’t mean your against them.

While there is a lot more I can get into I’m going to stop here and let you comment. Form your own opinion.  Many grey lines and subjective thoughts with the analogy I was attempting.

Here are is one the references, I mentioned, worth checking out:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Myth-of-Sisyphus