Sartre

I think my idea of life is loosely based on those two. From Sartre, I take the concept of responsibility, which he summerizes as No excuses. You are responsible for what you do, what you say and what you are. You cannot give any excuses and run away from the responsibility. Camus talks more about meaning of life. According to him, if you try to find it, you will come up with the answer that it does not mean anything. Life is absurd, there are no reasons why things happen in one way and not the other. He gives an example of a man talking in a phone booth. From outside, the man apperas ridiculous making all those gestures because you cannot hear him. Life is a bit like that. If you get involved, everything is fine. But the moment you pause and ask, what does it all amount to? you end up with the answer that it does not amount to anything.
A rather gloomy picture. But I also like to look at the positive side, and again Sartre comes to rescue. In any given situation, you always have choices, no matter how difficult it may seem. And I have found it to be true in my experience.

-RK
Pune, India

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