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Less than two weeks left of my undergrad classes!

#currently getting my ass kicked by the lead up to finals #also so nervous but a little excited about post grad life #probably wont be able to post much for the next few weeks but I’ll do my best :)

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Above all, you mustn’t take it too seriously. All sorts of things go on in this world!

Franz Kafka, The Trial

#franz kafka #the trial #german literature #quote #literature #prose #fiction #novel #absurdity #serious #confusion #meaninglessness

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I Must Be the cutest girl with bangs and a septum piercing at the folk punk show

#saw my favorite band tonight!! #dont know if i actually was the cutest #but we can pretend

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The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophical essay #philosophy #absurdism #happiness #meaning #im gonna be honest idk a lot about philosophy but at least i understand the difference between absurdism and existentialism now #existentialists argue you can and should create meaning for yourself #absurdism is more accepting that there is no meaning and trying to live your life the way you want in defiance of that #i guess an absurdist would find value in trying to create meaning even if it’s futile or unsuccessful #if understood this all correctly? #im still a little confused about what that means for morality. like is this saying morality is completely constructed? #i just keep thinking about the stranger and how much abuse is present in that book. and there’s no condemnation or justification of it #idk what to think of it #i probably need to read a lot more and reread this and the stranger to get it #lmao im so stupid tbh

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Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert Camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophical essay #philosophy #absurdism #yea i only just now made it to the title chapter #i just love the formatting of this book #it’s so aesthetically pleasing

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Perhaps the great work of art has less importance in itself than in the ordeal it demands of a man and the opportunity it provides him of overcoming his phantoms and approaching a little closer to his naked reality.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #absurdism #quote #literature #french literature #art #creative process #creative pursuits #meaning #reality

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If the world were clear, art would not exist.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #absurdism #quote #literature #french literature #art #world #understanding

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Knowing that there are no victorious causes, I have a liking for lost causes:

Alberst Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #absurdism #french literature #quote #literature #futility #meaning of life

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Alas, half dead with love’s dismay

Sometimes my sad thoughts fret me so

That thieves could carry me away

And I would be the last to know.

Bernart de Ventadorn, “When Tender Grass and Leaves Appear”

#bernart de ventadorn #when tender grass and leaves appear #medieval poetry #troubadour #french literature #courtly lyrics #medieval #love #self #lack of self awareness #sadness #numbness #detachment #dissociation #today’s theme is my existential crisis about my relationship #but isn’t it cool that this poem is hundreds of years old and i can feel it so deeply?! #i think its 800+ ish years old. #bernart de ventadorn lived in the 12th century for reference #quote #literature #poetry

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The School of Life, “The Darkest Valentine”

#youtube stills #film stills #the school of life #the darkest valentine #alain de botton #i remember finding this video when I was in middle school and being like ‘how could anyone ever feel that way?’ #and now that ive been in a long term relationship since i was 16 i totally understand #part of me feels cheated out of my college years even though i wanted to continue to be in this relationship #idk #maybe planning to go work abroad and find myself

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But of love I know only that mixture of desire, affection, and intelligence that binds me to this or that creature. That compound is not the same for another person. I do not have the right to cover all these experiences with the same name.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #absurdism #what is love #no for real if you really think about it it’s crazy that something in your biology leads you to being like ‘yes i love this person let’s #spend our whole lives together’ #and it’s different for everyone because we’re all different #idk crushes and love never cease to be a strange concept to me whenever i really think about them #love

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Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #absurdism #quote #literature #french literature #love #monogamy

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If it were sufficient to love, things would be too easy. The more one loves, the more the absurd grows.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophy #philosophical essay #quote #literature #french literature #love #absurdism #god this reminds me of giovannis room #and my own life too

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Being aware of one’s life, one’s revolt, one’s freedom, and to the maximum, is living, and to the maximum.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophical essay #philosophy #absurdism #quote #literature #french literature #life #awareness #consciousness #freedom #rebellion

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Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophical essay #philosophy #quote #literature #french literature #truth #knowledge

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I want to know whether I can live with what I know and with that alone. I am told again that intelligence must sacrifice its pride and the reason bow down. But if I recognize the limits of the reason, I do not therefore negate it recognizing its relative powers. I merely want to remain in this middle path where the intelligence can remain clear.

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

#albert camus #the myth of sisyphus #philosophical essay #philosophy #philosophy of religion #universe #intelligence #reason

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Ich bin dein Mensch (2021) | dir. D.J. Maria Schrader

#film #german film