Despite the cattle having changed their colourings, by looking at the hooves, Sisyphus was able to identify his own cattle. Sisyphus then used his cleverness, for into the hooves of his cattle he cut an identifying mark, and so they next time that cattle disappeared, Sisyphus with his army stormed onto the land of Autolycus. Sisyphus was of course suspicious when the size of his own herd was diminishing, whilst Autolycus’ herd was growing in size. Thus, Autolycus would steal away cattle from Sisyphus’ herd, but would then change their colours, making it impossible to identify with certainty Sisyphus’ cattle. Autolycus was a neighbour of Sisyphus, and also a cattle rustler.Īutolycus’ father, Hermes, had given his son the ability to change the colour of things, so he was able to change things from black to white, and other colours. Thus, we will equip ourselves with the opportunity to establish the KJO as an international peer-reviewed orthodontic journal.The cleverness and cruelness of Sisyphus was displayed in his dealing with Autolycus, the legendary thief. Although we have faced the harsh truth, we should prepare for the future.
We recognize ourselves as living a life like Sisyphus when we encounter the absurdity of the world. Our life will always be beautiful so long as we are alive.
Under any circumstances, we retain the initiative in our lives. Additionally, I have endeavored to chisel and smoothen the rock to make it smaller and rounder. In the latter case, if there are many companions sharing the eternal task one by one, Sisyphus might enjoy more mental and physical freedom than before.įor the last four years, I have been ascending the hill, pushing a rock called " Korean Journal of Orthodontics (KJO) publishes good papers." with the help of the competent members of our editorial board. However, his painful task of rolling a rock could be shared with his faithful companion. In the former case, Sisyphus has to seek somebody else who can share ups and downs with him. We may ask whether the rock could be divided into two or more pieces, or if we could cut and chisel the rock into a small, round shape. If the rock of Sisyphus were to become lighter, what would change? One is to escape the absurdity by committing suicide, and the other is to find the meaning of life through the expenditure of effort, mirroring Sisyphus's sincere labor. From this point of view, he suggests two choices. Camus tells us that discovering the absurdity of society is like being aware of ourselves living Sisyphus's life. The myth of Sisyphus has become famous, and the subject of many scholarly works, including Camus's philosophical essay 1 on existentialism. However, although temporarily, Sisyphus was allowed to take a rest during the performance of Orpheus (a legendary musician in Greek mythology). Eventually, Hades (the Greek god of the Dead) punished him with the eternal task of rolling a rock up a mountain, which, upon reaching the top, would roll down again, forcing Sisyphus to start anew. However, he was condemned by the Zeus (the master of Olympus) because he revealed Olympian wrongdoings. According to Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and craftiest of men. Sisyphus was born to Aeolus (the Greek god of the winds) and his wife Enarete (the progenitor of Greeks).