Sysiphus Anamnesis Condition by mroshaugh

When we reached the top, we were so dizzy from the thin air we'd forgotten why we had to climb and headed back down the mountain.

At the bottom, clear-headed, we remembered why we had to climb and headed back up the mountain.

This continued for the rest of our lives.

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Galen almost 15 years ago

And an excellent reflection of the prompt. I laughed when I saw it.

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Qner almost 15 years ago

Ha! That's a nice distillation of all our lives.

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Favorite authors include David Markson, Lydia Davis, Robertson Davies, Donald Barthelme and Richard Brautigan.

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