That is the harrowing dilemma that Camus sketched in essay form in The Myth of Sisyphus (TIME, Oct. 3, 1955) —the vision of a man in despair who can believe in damnation but not salvation.

A man who lived in despair for years after his wife died says he is determined to make his mark on the world by establishing a business she inspired. Rajesh Thanki was a blissfully happy newly-wed ...