The Fruitless Quest
WHENEVER a giant, white die
Tumbles down the steep track,
One more face greets the sky and
The cube is quickly taken back.
Labouring like Sisyphus,
Who Camus named the “absurd hero,”
A man condemned to swear and cuss
From one to six, in search of zero.
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Art: Odilon Redon
Words: Troy Southgate
Ludwig Wittgenstein argued with Camus about Sisyphus. Ludwig said we must imagine Sisyphus happy. Wittgenstein was an ex-hospital porter and I don't know if that influenced him. Richard Dawkins compared all "menial labourers" to Sisyphus. I find that very patronizing, but I often get that feeling from Dawkins.