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"Sisyphus on the hill" , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas,100 x 80 cm

As we are standing on a dazzling cliff, overwhelmed by a blizzard of unanswered questions, the alarming immateriality of our living may cry out to us, and our consciousness may ask us to account for what we are doing or for what we have not done. That moment can be the instant we might engineer our future with destiny.

Being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this action forever, Sisyphus did what so many people still do nowadays. Many cannot stand the unbearable routine, with the sun rising every day in the east and sinking into the west, and show unrelenting frustrations provoked by the monotonous and useless efforts they make every day.

Cornered in a Kafkaesque situation, they have the impression of living a life with mainly intricate, weird, or irrational incidents and feel crushed by the administrative establishments that force them to execute senseless actions. It arouses, then, feelings of vulnerability, disorientation, and absurdity.

Feeling confronted with the absurdity of life may sometimes nurture personal satisfaction for those who like to set a significant task or create a compassionate mission. In so doing, the seal of absurdity becomes less unbearable, while it confers them a ‘Sisyphus’ status that transmutes them into heroes of human resilience.

Clear-sightedness, persistence, and transcendence can be excellent antidotes for ultimate peace of mind and buoyancy in life and sometimes valuable cures against social and administrative bashing.

Be that as it may, if we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again.

Trying to attain the inaccessible might be a pure waste of time. Still, however, the blunt attempt to challenge the ultimate hurdles to reach the untouchable can kindle a glow in the dusk and become a lighting beacon of resilience and throw us out of ourselves into an inspiring fairytale of horizons to nurture our dreams.

Phenomenon: Absurdity of life,