This very heart which is mine will forever remain indefinable to me. Between the certainty I have of my existence and the content I try to give to that assurance, the gap will never be filled. Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.

📖 Albert Camus

🌍 French  |  👨‍💼 Philosopher

🎂 November 7, 1913  –  ⚰️ January 4, 1960
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In Albert Camus's "The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays," he explores the profound existential struggle of understanding one’s own identity. He expresses a deep sense of alienation and the inability to define the essence of his own heart. This reflects a fundamental tension between the awareness of being alive and the quest for meaningful fulfillment. Despite the certainty of his existence, he acknowledges an inherent emptiness within himself.

Camus conveys...

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