Embracing Life's Absurdity: The Philosophy of Albert Camus
Some Wisdom On How To Navigate A Universe That Lacks Order And Rationality
Life can sometimes feel like we’re running on autopilot.
We wake up, go to work or school, come home, eat, and then repeat the cycle tomorrow. I’m sure there’s a couple variations to our day here and there, but on average, it typically boils down to a similar sort of cycle.
However, we occasionally have these moments where we recognize life’s absurdity. Those moments of half-dread, half-amazement, when you look up from the monotony of your life and suddenly remember the irrationality and incomprehensibility of the universe. You might remember the fact that you’re mortal, or you might question why you’re on earth in the first place. The monotony of our lives and the abundance of short-term distractions within it may provide us with a nice ‘autopilot’ experience the vast majority of the time, but once in a while, we get hit with the question of ‘why’.
Why doesn’t anything make sense? What is it all for? Why do we continue to search for meaning and knowledge in a seemingly incomprehensibl…