Friday the 13th with all its bad luck vibes
seems an appropriate day to celebrate
Sisyphus, the Greek king punished
by the Gods for all eternity by having
to push a huge boulder up a hill every day,
only to have it roll back down every night.
But you know, things
can always be WORSE!
And it's not like
he NEVER gets a vacay --
How about some
variations on the theme?
And the Greek Gods
have kindly updated his punishment
and modernized it for our times.
Can meaning and purpose be
found in Sisyphus' eternal suffering?
The philosophy of Absurdism believes so.
So let's leave the last word
to Albert Camus, shall we?
39 comments:
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These are great! The modern day Sisyphus hits too close to home!
And I totally forgot today is Friday the 13th. Maybe I should watch the movie again.
XOXO
So Sisyphean, which I always wish could be Sisyphusian. The worst nightmares of the bunch for me, the cubicle and the smiley face. Just before I started university, I had nightmares about those smiley faces. Odd. Then, my first day of classes, I approached the glass and concrete fine arts building with it’s yellow dots on the glass to warn off birds (and errant students) and someone had drawn smiley faces on all the dots!
that's sorta how I feel...every fucking morning.
I like the wfh version.
The myth of Sisyphus is one of my go-to references for so much of life (second to Heraclitus's observation that one cannot step into the same river twice) Ah, and yes, Albert Camus' take on Sisyphus, a great existential commentary.
Sisyphus and the dung beetle! Bwahahahahahahahaha
And yet people go to the gym to push around slabs of metal every single day.
Very funny and a great way to start my day. You have a good one.
Works from home. lolololol.
Oh my gosh. Too many giggles over such a tragic story!
Works from home? 😳
Been there! Have a good weekend!
I'm feeling Old Age Sisyphus!
Poor Sisyphus! Ancient tales still continue to entertain us today!
Sisyphus in the chair lift going up the incline…lol.
Funny stuff, Debra. I now also realize that today is Friday, it's mid-morning here, and I thought it was Saturday. Do I need to start the day over? Nah!
Oh Nooooo. I hadn't realized today was the Friday the 13th. Senior Moment strikes again.
I bet Sisyphus slept like a rock every night.
Give me a minute to come up with something profound, At times we reakuze that out purpose in life is to push endlessly.
I am glad you brought up Camus.
I always find this day to be lucky
Updating from Greek Mythology to Geek Mythology.
I scream NOOOOOO also if I had to wear a tie for eternity.
@ Tundra Bunny -- GROAN!
@ Mike -- GROAN!
I find the chair life extremely relatable.
Another variation: Laurel and Hardy's The Music Box.
What a tragic way to spend ones life..
These were funny! I am looking forward to seeing the lunar eclipse. I will be able to see a good part of it from my bedroom window. Poor Sisyphus, i understand him in many ways.
I really did laugh out loud at some of these! Thanks!
All amazing.
Coffee is on and stay safe
I loved them all!
Here is one in return:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsaFUEq5UEo
@ Ur-spo -- Hey, thanks for the link to that terrific video! I didn't know those aspects of the Sisyphus myth. He was a real clever asshole -- no wonder the Gods punished him for all of eternity, eh?
BAHAHAHA! These were fabulous. I especially liked the elevator and the work from home!
These were funny! Narcissyphus made me Lol!
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hahahaha i say you rock each time because you know how to create a funny post dear Debra :)))
i love the way you try to put things even bitter ones coated in sugar lol
i so enjoyed this one either specially the way you ended it is my favorite way :)
hugs and blessings
My favourite is Narcissyphus, haha.
The elevator one made me laugh so hard!
I mean... if the boulder is as bad as it gets, its not so bad. No Covid. No crazy despots trying to take over.
As Sisyphus said, that's how I roll
Who knew there could be so many funnies about Sisyphus, Debra? Just you ~ Master Sisyphus Sleuth! These were great!
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