23 August 2010

La Vie

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 In Greek mythology as a punishment from the gods for his trickery, Sisyphus (pronounced /ˈsɪsəfəs/; Greek: Σίσυφος sísypʰos [ˈsisifos]  ( listen)) was made to roll a huge rock up a steep hill, but before he could reach the top of the hill, the rock would always roll back down, forcing him to begin again. The maddening nature of the punishment was reserved for Sisyphus due to his hubristic belief that his cleverness surpassed that of Zeus. Sisyphus took the bold step of reporting one of Zeus' sexual conquests, telling the river god Asopus of the whereabouts of his daughter Aegina. Zeus had taken her away, but regardless of the impropriety of Zeus' frequent conquests, Sisyphus overstepped his bounds by considering himself a peer of the gods who could rightfully report their indiscretions. As a result, Zeus displayed his own cleverness by binding Sisyphus to an eternity of frustration. 

The word sisyphean means, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, "endless and unavailing, as labor or a task."
--courtesy, wikipedia.org

 I saw the pic initially, and just thought that it represented life. Life is like this, sometimes. more often than not for some.


2 comments:

Dr. Russell Norman Murray said...

Man, you are strong. Well-done.

Daij said...

LOL

Naw, I'm weak, but through the grace of God go I. Most of the time I find myself cable of accomplishing tasks I thought would be daunting. As I write this, another blog entry is coming to mind!