For having deceived Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a heavy rock uphill, only to witness its descent after each day's labor -- the ultimate expression of the absurd. For lawyers, writes psychotherapist and professional coach James Dolan, it is all too easy to develop a sense of futility and the absurd in a world of seemingly arbitrary judges, unethical opponents, and dishonest parties and partners. Is the solution for frustrated lawyers to stop rolling their rock?
October 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a convict. He committed a variety of crimes: deceit, theft and hubris. He was guilty of impugning death and returning to the land of the living, where he enjoyed the extraordinary beauty of a life reclaimed before being sent back to the Underworld to face his punishment.
The stories that detail each of these crimes are many and complex, but they have in common the fact that Sisyphus was guilty of being human, of loving life and wanting to cheat death.
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