The Myth of Sisyphys

The Myth of Sisyphus is a story about the legend of Sisyphus who defied the gods and exposed them. He also put Death itself in chains so that no human would have to die. Sisyphus was sent to the underworld once but was allowed to return to Earth. However, he was sent back down into the underworld again. The gods decided to punish him forcing him to push a rock up a mountain. Upon reaching the top the rock would roll back down the mountain and Sisyphus would have to start all over again.

Sisyphus was described as "an absurd hero" by Camus. Sisyphus is different because he is self conscious and aware of his daily suffering and agony. He understands that his actions, good or bad, will have consequences so he embraces them. He chooses to be happy and focus on the good side of things instead of constantly living in unhappiness despite the fact that he is being punished for eternity. This makes Sisyphus different from a lot of us because most of us focus on the bad side of life or try to figure out how unfair life is. If we pay less attention to the negative side of life things won't seem as bad in our heads and we will be happier.