Submitted 9 months ago by summapi@lemmy.world to [deleted]
Hades: Your punishment is to push this rock up a hil. However before you reach the top, it will roll down the hill. You will do this for eternity! Bwahahaha!
Sisyphus: Nope.
Hades: What do you mean “nope”?
Sisyphus: Nope. Fuck your rock. Fuck your hill. Ain’t doing shit.
By becoming a Buddhist he can stop his own suffering, rendering the punishment no longer a punishment even if he continues to roll the boulder for eternity.
Top of my head: chip away at the boulder and take it piece by piece
That would rock
Oh that would be beautiful
He could convince the gods that they must imagine him happy. Then they’d figure that he’s just as miserable pushing the rock as he would be not pushing the rock, so they let him free. Or maybe they give him an even more miserable punishment.
Get 2 smaller stones. Put them down in front of the boulder. As you push the boulder up, kick the stones along with it, so that the stones would hold the boulder in place for you. Get to the top, and get hit by lightning from angry gods for your impudence.
Why would he want to? The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
He should have asked how to do the rolling of boulders.
He missed his chance.
Deestan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Meta-answer: He really shouldn’t. Using clever ideas to escape punishment was what caused him eternal punishment in the first place.
Chozo@kbin.social 9 months ago
Well, falling into the same traps would be awfully Sisyphean of him.
fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Okay, but what are some clever ideas that Sisyphus could use to escape his punishment?