I typed the above quote into Google to find out if it really belonged to Albert Camus, and immediately the following message flashed up: "Help is available. Speak with someone today. Call 3 11 14."
Thank you, Google, but other than wanting to know if this quote was copyrighted to Camus in case I wanted to open a coffee shop for which I needed a clever byline, I was just doing some research after having listened all night long to the audiobook of "The Myth of Sisyphus".
Perhaps I should've just watched "Perfect Days" which follows a Tokyo toilet cleaner who finds quiet dignity, peace, and small moments of freedom in a repetitive daily routine. It feels like a contemporary adaptation of the Sisyphus myth, where a man is trapped in the same daily routine but accepts and finds happiness in the endless repetition.
But then I would have missed out on such gems as "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is whether life is worth living", "I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world", and, best of all, "One must imagine Sisyphus happy". Listen to it yourself:
