How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in "facing It" and "Ambush"?

Nazim hikmet wrote: "living is no laughing matter: you must live with a great seriousness like a squirrel for example—i mean without looking for something beyond and above living, i mean living must be your whole occupation." explain, in at least one hundred words, how this quote relates to hikmet's unique experiences and point of view.

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What can the reader infer about the fears and values of the ancient greeks based on this description of the cyclops’s island?