Sisyphean task
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Dealing">Dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> ‘<span word="Sisyphean">Sisyphean</span>’ <span word="task">task</span>.” <span word="Sisyphean">Sisyphean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Diabetes">Diabetes</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="similarities">similarities</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sisyphean">Sisyphean</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span>.</p><p><span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span>?</p><p><span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boulder">boulder</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p><span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crafty">crafty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unscrupulous">unscrupulous</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="wrongs">wrongs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evils">evils</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>:</p><p><span word="King">King</span> <span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="avaricious">avaricious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deceitful">deceitful</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="xenia">xenia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>-<span word="fisted">fisted</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p><span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Salmoneus">Salmoneus</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oracle">Oracle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Delphi">Delphi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="Salmoneus">Salmoneus</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="incurring">incurring</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Homer">Homer</span> <span word="onwards">onwards</span>, <span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craftiest">craftiest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seduced">seduced</span> <span word="Salmoneus">Salmoneus</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Tyro">Tyro</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plots">plots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="Salmoneus">Salmoneus</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tyro">Tyro</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slay">slay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sisyphus">Sisyphus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dethrone">dethrone</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>.</p>
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