> Eluding is the invariable game. The typical act of eluding, the fatal evasion that constitutes the third theme of this essay, is hope. Hope of another life one must “deserve” or trickery of those who live not for life itself but for some great idea that will transcend it, refine it, give it a meaning, and betray it.
The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus
The submitted story really rubs me the wrong way. It's just fatalism with a bit of make-up. It's saying that should let go of your lack of growth as an individual, because you can just pretend you don't exist in the grand scheme of things, and defer to your relationship to the universe and live vicariously through some bastardized concept of the universe growing as one. It's just an excuse for fully embracing fatalism. Sure, you walk away from this story with a tinge of positivity and a slight mandate to start treating others the way you want to be treated, but that's just a meaningless platitude, and it's just a red herring to distract you from the horrible message underneath.
The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus
The submitted story really rubs me the wrong way. It's just fatalism with a bit of make-up. It's saying that should let go of your lack of growth as an individual, because you can just pretend you don't exist in the grand scheme of things, and defer to your relationship to the universe and live vicariously through some bastardized concept of the universe growing as one. It's just an excuse for fully embracing fatalism. Sure, you walk away from this story with a tinge of positivity and a slight mandate to start treating others the way you want to be treated, but that's just a meaningless platitude, and it's just a red herring to distract you from the horrible message underneath.