At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. . . .
It happens that the stage sets collapse. Rising, streetcar, four hours in the office or the factory , meal, streetcar, four hours of work, meal, sleep, and Mon- day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday according to the same rhythm—this path is easily followed most of the time. But one day the “why” arises and everything begins in that weariness tinged with amazement.
———The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus

 

在任何一条街的拐角， 荒谬感会袭上每一个人的脸孔……

有时候布景倒塌了。起床，电车，四小时办公室或工厂里的工作，吃饭，电车，四小时的工作，吃饭，睡觉，星期一二三四五六，总是一个节奏，大部分时间里都轻易地循着这条路走下去。仅仅有一天，产生了”为什么＂的一问， 于是，在这种带有惊讶色彩的厌倦中一切就开始了。

———阿尔贝·加缪,《西西弗斯的神话》