Camus Rocking

Keren Levi-Faran
Oct 9, 2024
2 min read

You kept pushing. Not for meaning. For freedom.

The Weight You Know by Heart

You wake up.

Do the things.

Send the emails.

Wash the dishes.

Repeat.

Some days, it feels like a purpose.

Some days are like pushing a rock uphill to watch it fall again.

That could be precisely where freedom begins.

Sisyphus, Reimagined

In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus gives us a man condemned to push a stone uphill forever.

But Camus doesn't provide us with despair.

He gives us defiance.

"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.

One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

Why?

Because Sisyphus knows.

He sees the absurdity and still chooses to push.

Not for meaning.

For freedom.

Not Meaningless, Meaning-Made

There are parts of your life that loop.

That doesn't resolve.

That doesn't reward you.

We're taught that everything must lead somewhere.

That every effort should deliver.

But what if meaning isn't found?

What if it's brought by how you show up, not what you get in return?

Maybe your quiet rebellion is this:

"Even without a why, I still choose to move."

Choosing the Struggle, Not Suffering

What part of my life feels like pushing a stone?

Am I waiting for meaning, or am I bringing it with me?

Can I shift from asking, "What's the point?" to "How do I want to carry this?"

"The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Final Push

You don't need to let go of the stone.

Only to let go of the idea that it should lead somewhere else.

The movement may be enough.

What you carry becomes lighter when you stop waiting for it to deliver and start noticing how you hold it.

You're invited to meet the effort with new hands.

Download the Breaking Down Your Stones practice and begin where the meaning comes from.