Eat a Peach

Very early in this book, I mentioned that I consider the myth of Sisyphus to be an inspirational tale. It’s an idea I obviously adapted from Camus. In the eyes of the gods, Sisyphus’s endless task of pushing a boulder up a hill is punishment. But by accepting his fate as unchangeable and continuing to do the task, Sisyphus can reject the gods’ view of him and thus be happy. Not happy in other people’s eyes—only his own. In other words, we may not be able to reject our fate, but we can reject how we approach it. Every day, we have the chance to kill the way the world sees us and push the boulder up the hill with a big, fat smile on our faces. To live life without amends.