"should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? but in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself." - is a quote that was originally credited to albert camus although it is seemingly nowhere to be found in his works. sometimes it's assigned to "a happy death" other times "the stranger" therefore it's likely he didn't say it at all. but no matter who actually said it, it still carries the spirit of absurdism.
the nihilistic view of life as a meaningless procedure living things go through seems depressing. whatever you do, it doesn't matter - so why do anything at all? an absurdist however jumps up in joy - "there's no meaning in life? that's awesome news!" the idea of absurdism is that whatever you do it's neither right or wrong! the act of living itself is an act of rebellion against life's meaninglessness. rebellion means courage and maybe a bit of bitterness - "you think you're meaningless? fuck you, I'll give you meaning! how 'bout that, huh?!"
I've found it quite inspiring to focus on the absurdity of meaningless existence, because it gives me a sense of comfort. that's why chose the blog's name to be an innuendo to absurdism.
- cheers, nihil :)
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