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Are we Sisyphus?

  Sisyphus deceived Zeus more than once. He cheated death itself. And for doing so, Zeus punished Sisyphus by making him roll a boulder up a hill over and over again just as he nears the top, he must reset the entire process. So, in the end, or lack there of, The great trickster king Sisyphus must do the same menial task for an eternity. For as long as we can remember, humanity has always toiled endlessly, whether for themselves or for others. For survival, or for the sake of gaining leisure. The ideas of tasks can keep humanity occupied for an indefinite amount of time. And is it supposed to be that way? Well, if we live in accordance to nature, then it would only be the natural way for humans to live.  We achieve and fail constantly. That is how we learn to improve and grow ever more wise to our nature, and the nature of those around us. The tale of Sisyphus teaches us to treat our achievements and failures as one and the same. Two sides of the same coin, they both grow from...