But he rejoice to know that with such an intense certitude. Sisyphe suffers from his consciousness of the absurd of his task. This is in our grasp because it is construct. We canвЂ™t master the self, what we feel or understand, nature or destiny but we can master what we believe or think to know. What he means by that, again imho, is that he defies people to be clairvoyant. He said in another book that В«В the corpse must rotВ В».

As he says, the whole idea of В«В I amВ В» is disturbed by the absurd revelation. You donвЂ™t really master the pain as much as you play with the mind of the person that inflict it. You are something, and there isnвЂ™t a lot of changing or improvement possible in an inner sense. Imho itвЂ™s because Nietzsche has his way of emphasizing the reinforcement of the ego. When I read TMoS I was shocked Camus barely mention Nietzsche. There is no В«В love yourselfВ В» kind of philosophy. I think an underlying tone in Camus is about not staying in yourself. Not because he wants to improve but because he doesnвЂ™t want to stay the same. If he doesnвЂ™t die he can master his pain. If heвЂ™s stabbed again and again then it means he doesnвЂ™t die. ItвЂ™s a psychological instinct, a survival act of a person who understand a truth he wants to escape. It is a leap, because it is a step, but not a random one.

Sisyphus rock