Quote by Albert Camus

La lassitude est la fin des actes d'une vie machinale, mais elle inaugure en mÃªme temps le mouvement de la conscience. Elle l'Ã©veille et elle provoque la suite. La suite, c'est le retour inconscient dans la chaÃ®ne, ou c'est l'Ã©veil dÃ©finitif. Au bout de l'Ã©veil vient avec le temps, la consÃ©quence: suicide ou rÃ©tablissement.

La lassitude est la fin des actes d'une vie machinale, mais

Summary

This quote suggests that weariness marks the end of monotonous actions in a mechanical life, but it also signals the beginning of consciousness. It awakens and sets in motion the subsequent events. These events can either lead to a passive return to the same cycle or to a definitive awakening. Eventually, as time passes, the consequence of this awakening unfolds: either suicide or recovery.

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Suicide Consciousness

By Albert Camus

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