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It's not endless.
Thankfully death exists.
I never thought of it that way. That's kind of nice.
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
Says the same guy wondering, "should I have a cup of coffee, or kill myself?" (And who's right about both)
What? Context?
You're the one who quoted the guy! This is just another quote attributed to Camus about absurdity.
Life is the context
It has its nice moments
That's when you're walking downhill to get the boulder again
It didn't have to be, but somewhere along the line we fucked up and fucked up bad.
Looking at the Community rules, I don't see 'no Buddhism' so let's go
- life is suffering
- Suffering comes from attachment, craving, and ignorance, particularly craving for things that are impermanent
- Suffering can be overcome by eliminating the causes of suffering, specifically by extinguishing craving and attachment
- There's a whole step by step program for doing that which they say leads to the end of suffering
I've been working this program for a while and it seems pretty effective. I started with the question "what do you do when you want something you know you just can't have?" The only real answer I could come up with was to let go of wanting it. That led down the rabbit hole and now I'm typing out the four noble truths on a lemmy memes community.
To be honest, though, it's probably the most difficult task I've ever set out to achieve. So, yeah, there's no easy fix.
I think it WOULD be pretty fucking funny if a community had an "Absolutely NO Buddhism" rule.
Wait! Am I a buddhist without even knowing it?
life is suffering
Bro so true
Suffering comes from attachment, craving, and ignorance, particularly craving for things that are impermanent
How does neurological pain that is chronic and beyond apparent medical remedy fit into that categorization?
Suffering can be overcome by eliminating the causes of suffering
That seems tautological? But just axe my whole damn sensory receptors please
How does neurological pain that is chronic and beyond apparent medical remedy fit into that categorization?
You did something fucked up in a past life I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
How does neurological pain that is chronic and beyond apparent medical remedy fit into that categorization?
Karma, something holding you back from the past, I guess.
It sure is a tricky one. Going down that path is counter-productive to achieving the things you want (obviously) so it's hard to convince yourself to do it. But also wanting to eliminate the suffering could be considered a craving as well, which just causes more suffering. I've taken few steps down that path, then a few back. Not sure where I stand now, but even those few steps can give some relief
Always will be
So, maybe the people expecting life to not be suffering are the mad ones.
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.
Boulder must go up.
What happens to Sisyphus if he just... Let the boulder roll all the way down?
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.
Then one must imagine Sisyphus lazy. Repetitive toil in exchange for the right to exist is simply the natural order.
No I mean, like, in the actual story. lol
Hades only knows.
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)
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
But then we forego the peace achieved by appreciating the rewards inherent to making boulder go up.