Nobody is perfect.

Much of successful living consists of learning to make the best of a bad situation by accepting what you cannot change about yourself and thereby learning to cope with your shortcomings.  It takes mindfulness, courage, understanding and discipline to change the things you can make different.   Make the effort and you will be rewarded by greater satisfaction in your life.  We are all striving to be happy and to suffer less in our lives.


In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd: man's futile search for meaning, unity and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternal truths or values.

Does the realization of the absurd require suicide? Camus answers: "No. It requires revolt." He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. 

The final chapter compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. 

The essay concludes, "The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

From:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus