ly make any man miserable. Sysiphus decided not to be miserable at all and makes a conscious decision to understand that his nature lead to his actions and his actions lead to his punishment but even still all is ok within him.Camus says, " The workman of today works everyday of his life at the same task and his fate is no less absurd". People today work hard at trying to get ahead and maintain their standards of living. All these people experience moments of consciousness during which they make crucial decisions for their lives. Some people decide at this moment that the glass is “half-empty”. Life is difficult and it just won't ever get any better. They may take on a negative attitude towards their future. While on the other hand others decide, just as Sysiphus that the glass is really “ half-full” they will continue to live life the fullest extent and enjoy all it has to offer no matter what obstacles they incur. Camus also states that “there is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn”. While this approach worked for Sysiphus I tend to disagree that it would be a viable option for people today. Let us even set aside, for a moment, the fact that Sysiphus rejects god. But to carry such hatred on your heart is a horrible way to live since in the process your own heart will become hardened. Another important point to consider is that many today conciously choose to forgive when faced with a traumatic experience. For example a family loses a child in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Naturally, the family will grieve the loss of the loved one. They will possibly not even be able to make any good sense of such tradgedy but instead of harboring hate for the person who committed the act they instead find a way in their heart to forgive. Often out of these senseless tradgedies we even get groups to fight against this sort of thing happening to others such as MADD- Mothers Agains...
