10 Jan 15
Originally posted by robbie carrobieyour more of a sisyphus than an icarus.
if i must take a guise from the ancient Greeks i prefer Icarus for I am often times overcome with the sheer wonderment of life like the unfortunate son of Daedalus.I do not subscribe to the view that it was over ambition which propelled him either too close to the sea or too high to the sun, simply the wonderful experience of flying and the rejection of well meaning advice.
Originally posted by stellspalfieIf one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and most prudent of mortals. According to another tradition, however, he was disposed to practice the profession of highwayman.
your more of a sisyphus than an icarus.
Yee'haw!
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/hell/camus.html
Originally posted by robbie carrobie"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor."
If one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and most prudent of mortals. According to another tradition, however, he was disposed to practice the profession of highwayman.
Yee'haw!
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/hell/camus.html
Feels that way some days! 😉
10 Jan 15
Originally posted by robbie carrobiei was thinking of a man who's hubris and arrogance results in him ceaselessly perusing a pointless objective.....that and the fact you are a big sissy.
If one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and most prudent of mortals. According to another tradition, however, he was disposed to practice the profession of highwayman.
Yee'haw!
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/hell/camus.html
Originally posted by stellspalfiewhat you were thinking has relevance only to you and your room full of mirrors. Wisest and most prudent is what the text read, if Homer is to be believed.
i was thinking of a man who's hubris and arrogance results in him ceaselessly perusing a pointless objective.....that and the fact you are a big sissy.
As for you, what have you done since your birth on the planet that it may be considered meaningful? What great pyramid have you constructed that I may bow before this megalith to your greatness? Please point me in its direction.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieoh dear, did i hurt your feelings?
what you were thinking has relevance only to you and your room full of mirrors. Wisest and most prudent is what the text read, if Homer is to be believed.
As for you, what have you done since your birth on the planet that it may be considered meaningful? What great pyramid have you constructed that I may bow before this megalith to your greatness? Please point me in its direction.
10 Jan 15
Originally posted by robbie carrobiesounds like you are bit upset...... listen, i dont like to see a grown man cry on his keyboard, i apologise if ive touched a nerve.
No not at all. My sense of justice simply likes to see what happens when the measure that you have measured out to me is applied to you.
Originally posted by stellspalfieSo you cannot point me in any direction and your life is also simply a vanity - thank you. Its a pity you were not man enough to admit it.
sounds like you are bit upset...... listen, i dont like to see a grown man cry on his keyboard, i apologise if ive touched a nerve.
As an existentialist I search for meaning despite the vanity. I want there to be meaning and I want to act in a meaningful way. If all you have to contribute is some kind of soap opera dramatics then perhaps its more meaningful to simply disengage from you. Would that constitute a meaningful act. It certainly might.
10 Jan 15
Originally posted by robbie carrobiewhooaaa....lashing out again .....followed by some ego massaging to reassure yourself. do you know there are pills you can take to help with that narcissistic, histrionic personality disorder or yours?
So you cannot point me in any direction and your life is also simply a vanity - thank you. Its a pity you were not man enough to admit it.
As an existentialist I search for meaning despite the vanity. I want there to be meaning and I want to act in a meaningful way. If all you have to contribute is some kind of soap opera dramatics then perhap ...[text shortened]... ngful to simply disengage from you. Would that constitute a meaningful act. It certainly might.