"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything"
- Albert Camus
About this Quote
Albert Camus' quote talks to the idea of finding balance in life. He suggests that he was put in a scenario that was neither too unpleasant nor too best, however rather a location of balance between the two. This balance permitted him to see the world more objectively, and to understand that life is not always best, however that it is likewise not always unpleasant. He learned that history is not the only thing that matters, and that there is more to life than just what has occurred in the past. This quote speaks to the value of discovering balance in life, and of understanding that life is not constantly perfect, but that it is also not constantly miserable.