Friday, June 28, 2013
This is for the few, regarding the many- the milieu, the masses, the mob & the multitudes- Few go into selfless service, few devote themselves to high ideals, realizing what many do not comprehend- The Way of the superior person, the awakened or enlightened mind, the self-realized soul, the peaceful warrior- self-mastery, beyond a certain point, involves self-sacrifice- self-mastery can be taught- it can be learned-
The world can be your oyster, your stepping stone, your throne or your prison- The important things can be glimpsed, sought, hard won and fought for, gained- or ignored- it’s too hard! It’s too demanding! Not enough time! No guidance- well- few role models and teachers exist. Few in terms of Billions, in terms of millions- Everything is relative. We all have certain things in common.
This world, these bodies, culture, society- Civilization- but your conditions, situations- laws of commonality & correspondence- it can be gleaned, glimpsed, intuited, interpreted, imagined, understood with sympathy- one can become wise- beyond book learning- beyond the advice of ordinary people- rising above, floating there- the cream or the scum. There is always a choice. There is always a higher level. There is always a bigger picture.
Here is paradox. You are unique & special just like everyone else. No two snowflakes are alike, but they are all very much alike- and so with your fingerprints- though it be a very fine margin. Perhaps we must shave off so much a percentile to find that unique, original strain- but there it is in plain sight, in view of everyone. Now, people need to be reminded of the vast enormity of ordinary reality we all share, which underlies the principle of this uniqueness, this individuality, the individuation and it’s process- the firmament & fundament, the formulaic equation that is Human- only slightly separate from the Ape, me only slightly separate from someone I never met on the opposite side of the Globe-
the crests & troughs, the hills & plains, peaks & valleys- essential dualities- a sine wave, a fractal- you see- the Tao of Spiritual Alchemy- The Universe is Balance; Balance & Harmony in all things. Look at what you think is unique- then look around you and find that is it more common, more ordinary than you thought- Only a fool can become wise, just as a baby learns-Adulthood is a second childhood.
The figments, fragments, fixations, tendencies- torments, agonies, suffering & joy- foment since a little disturbance tells you, this isn’t everything, there must be something more- common sense should tell you that, should humble you- we all have our limits- much is a matter of degree, shades of gray, and even black & white are not so absolute- but close enough for government work- consider this carefully, somewhere in the midst of everything, how small we are, how insignificant- yet, all important in the immediacy of a single instant- here & now, there & gone- open up, expand, explore- diversify, identify, indemnify- ideals are not idolatry- the shame of unrecognized potential, the bowing & scraping, no false idols, or prophets, and there we both beware.
Hidden in plain sight, providing little shade or cover, yet who worships trees? Who worships me? What is worship, a warship- to wash that idol, scrub it- pray to it, talk to it- why not pet a pig, a snake, or a Rooster? Why not keep a pet turtle- why not a fish- a tiny shark- there is the comparison between the ocean and the aquarium- which one do you inhabit? Pray to the toaster, dance around it with a fork, until the toast ejects- spread butter- have with eggs- oh, why.
The language of animals and that of action- symbolic representations, sense relations- and those familial, as filial piety- renunciation, or reincarnation- what in the Sam Hill, Blue Blazes & Tarnation! A pink carnation, a milk crate, jug, or jar- a plastic spoon, fork, knife- the combination, Swiss Alps, Chocolate, Watches- Easter, eventide, noontide- Sunset- Seaside, Suicide- Deicide- Who can hide? What!
The Thing create or manifest, is never God, just as what is said or told is not the Tao itself, but contains it- God is container & Contained, essentially a personification of the Tao, ‘The Mother of All Things’ So, God, The Great Light, The Great Mother- anything we list, we itemize, we calculate, we scrimp & save, or squander- some wait then walk, some wish & want, some wilt & wither, some wink & wander- some wont to have or hold, grows cold, grows mold- should be kept covered. Keep a lid on, pipe down, so the elements of thought translate to our existential dilemma, crisis of faith, fidelity, angst- ramp it up, angstroms, ohms- reserves, a plenary portion, serves hors devours & dessert, but there is the desert- it’s all too close, it’s uncanny.
Unrelated, but so closely linked to be represented- wring the rag into the sink, wrap it around your head- tie on the band- the string around your finger- about the package, tape it well- later, nobody realizes what was released, exposed, or skipped- This all says too much, much more than can be really said, or would even make sense to the mind- but that must become free- self-knowledge- healing & liberation- decisions, rest, perfunctory, compulsive mastery- functions, forms, too many words, and back to nature- or artifice- conjecture- a lecture, standing at the lectern, the podium- a pulpit & pew, take the stage, take the bench- flag-waving, high pollen count, the bees knees. Butterfingers, slovenly, slobbering dog- frog on a log, in a bog, from a pollywog- wag this- waving a wand or a palm frond- Here I must stop.
The balloon blown too full will pop. The crops in rotation, as this record, this planet, and whole solar system- Commission, split decision, derision, disagrees and the stomach churns- the butter flies, the water waits, and steeped, deeply, stones sinking ever- through space, commodities, dainty lace, perfunctory, honorable mention- suspension of disbelief- all admixture, properties- evaluation- such as rhyme & reason, and the lessons coded, folded neatly, like a napkin- set the table- turn this and tides, whale watching, skins & hides, bones- lots of cash & prizes- moaning & groaning, lending & loaning, phones ringing- old & new- ancient & modern- to cover all space & time, we must.
How does this free the mind, what is the mind, what did I find, a ring, a tone to hear, and spoken low, the token, cheers & jeers, tears, visions- tumbling cascade, a parade, a marathon, marionettes, lunatics- fighter jets- colors of stones, elemental qualities- all combinations of the one thing- collection agency- selection process- automated- requires no thought nor effort- no feeling there- numbness, good for the bones- the brain- check the organs- clean, clear out- sanity, I think- when cobwebs cover, dust & mold gather- the stone stops rolling, moss gathers- lichens, hell of lycanthropy- surgery- postpones the operation- makes some more calls-
Bathroom stalls, showers, tones & hues, all shades, all shapes & sizes, everything imaginable- but the pattern, the sequence- the order, illumination- majesty- making proclamations- tallyho! Ballyhoo- poppycock- the record skips, it’s scratched- we killed the DJ, no- killing- feeding frenzy- red sea, dead sea- time, space-marks, stopping- breath-airs, life-force- calibrating instruments- making calculations-
Reductionist theory- a practiced hand- Deadeye Dick & the Dead Hand- Old Hat, old fart- one-up, start- the line-drawn, then putting finishing touches on it- since my mind is being read, I see read, my mood blackens- Chalk & charcoal- both for writing- Papier Mache- A Machete- Signs posted- Warnings- Wasps & Hornets- Hackers- Slackers- Car-Jacking- Melons smashed or shot, exploding- Head- like Black Lightning- lighting warehouse- other warehouses- down by the wharf- the peerless on the pier- aye, cap’n! Warp & weft of Human Clef-
Cleft palate, pilot- a pirate- L’Artiste- L’Egoiste- Teasing the teats- the Farmer- His Daughter- Coastal region- cliffs, rocky, soil quality- a carnival- commodities store bought- feeding the fishes- loaves, that would be.
Magnify, enhance, entrance- makeshift derringdo, demigod in a dirigible- this is becoming, style, stairwell, casing the joint- point-man, driver- ridicule- launching pad- Lords & Ladies- Keeps changing the subject, Objectify- Solemnize, Sodomized- Gluttony- Buttoned up and buggered- the Plough, fowling the line, flowers of fire- what can this be? What can it mean? Stress on accents, particulate matter, debris- and washed up, ship to shore- on the shoals- rehearsal- Retrieve fragments- figments- Mincing words, brethren- Minced Oaths- Folly- foibles- faces awash- the colors store, stack up odds, mix & match, Min-Max, Lat-Long, Lady-Lord, the Triads, the Triages- Training grounds, coffee-
Sequined jumpsuit- monocle, Monogramed items- upholstery- finery, liveried, livestock too- Lunch time- whistle blows, blaring from the loudspeaker- fiction formed from fact- tact, tactile senses, apprehension- commitment to excellence- naturally, satisfactory- few guarantees in life, few certainties- teasing, tousled- doing the do- the doo-wop, a little ditty- here, kitty-kitty- drool, now- third sin- lust- did I mention the Glutton- we are moving the line, towing it- rowing the little boat- so merrily- we approach wrath- the river becomes fierce- we are warriors- ho! Making up, breaking up- crumbling something- for cookery- the crock pot maybe- makeshift- arts & crafts- we have complete control- superb, superlative- try a mint- a spot of tea- repeat after me-
Dress up, house, doctor, dances with cadavers, palaver- askew, askance glance, perchance- rancid meats- lancets, boiling capers, caber tossing- duck crossing- muck raking, the moon- a gentle one, swooning- crooner, golden-throated, silver-tongued- holy good daemon? Spirit guide- we are going beyond, beyond- pardon poor spelling, grammar, capitalization, capitalism- a certain species of fascination- morbid, corpse-rigid, routine check…
morgues- hospitals- garbage cans- dumpsters- dunghill- then the maze, of topiary hedges, gardens of stone- steeplechase- “why not ignore…!? why pay attention to that, to any of that- !?” fiction from fact- a journey, a voyage, a flight of fancy- pants-suit- suspenders- into suspended animation- Claymation- animated characters- clocks & calendars- coordinated attempts- assaults- the asphalt- zany zebras zipping … Jack frost nipping at your toes- head to toe, stem to stern, soup to nuts, young to old- reversals-
Some commotion, motion carried, rights and fee waived- slavery commencing- sentencing- suspended, commuted- good to know people- the few & many both part of the one thing- the one & the all, is the self-other dichotomy still good, the defense rests- prosecutors will be violated- in violet- in blue- Cartesian planes- Lucifer- mind games- silly people- silly putty- Muddy Waters- Sin, we must consider Pride- The Great White- sack & plunder- now we are going over the falls- looking down the falls- Great Falls- Thrice-Greatest- anything but that, anyone but you- what to do- who made who- then you come unglued- unlimbered, and unloosed- shocking- seat, evaluation of the complex, knot- sequencer array- resplendent- verdant green- your color- this little scene- little minx, a cat- special breed, rare- a breed apart- the rebellion, sir, the legends- and rumor has it- Great White… Brotherhood, Hype, Hope- Shark- Krishna- Come thou hither, wither, thither & yon- here we go- calling card- kidnappers- terrorists- here they come- coming through the yard, the Scotland Yard, the Swat-Team, Whodunnit? WWWWW&H- Now we’ve done it.
Gun it, gun the engine, run it, run the sword through, lance it, Lancelot, that boiling oil, brother, kettle, stew- Sir, Sorority, Sin, Salvation, Savior-redeemer- revelation, revolution, thy father’s revolver, padre’s pistol- mortar & pestle, pumping, gripping, winding & wrapping, leashed & lashed, the post- written, spoken, spitting- a wishing well- pissing in the wind, up a rope- hanged high- the flag, the pope, the man- the Deity, the promise of God- the Prophecy- the Pod- And diving down- descending, ascending- slopes, gradients, declination, inversions- caprice, regulations, resurrections- insurrection- convection, memory retention- the anal stage- virulent phage- all the rage- sage, cedar, redwood forest- tourism- boring holes, old glory, faded, paint peeling, mind & senses reel- gone fishing! I’d rather be.
Prismatic, ecstatic, quixotic, redacted- retractions made, a new drawing, prints- plans- God & Man, Dog & Cat- A vat of lard, the pencil nib, the inkwell, the baby’s breath and bib, lobster- express- Far East- Dolls, certitude, attitude, beatitude- beatific- beautiful- the word, the world, the winsome lass, lithe & lissome- lizards, frogs, flies, fleas- fearlessly exterminating, extinction- a tincture, a tray, medicinal grade- a system of weights & measures, numbers- mathematical chemical, vehicle- treacle tarts- cotton candy- Jim Dandy, sunshine, moonbeam- rays, raisons, razors- wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, tied in knots, shoelaces, shoe fly pie, gumbo, mumbo jumbo-lumpy oatmeal, soapsuds, spraying the vegetation- washing the animals- this Earth, this world, this wax seal-
Confetti, the yeti, a bouncing betty- payday heyday, better late than never, early riser- bread- dough, yeast- snow- blowing, flowing, cascades- wall mounts, brackets, syntax, sentence structure, etc. etc.
Pump the gas, the brakes, the tires screech, the owls hoot, holler over yonder, blonde or redhead, bedhead, wake up dead- red handed- letters, fetters, Irish Setters, tent-posts, holes dug, dung out, and all about- en route, routed, tack, volley- roundabout, circularity of form, circulation of the energy bodies, planar shear- winds solar and seas- high & low- above & below- search, seek, soul- commanding attention, respect, traction, ground, pound for pound- drowning- upheaval, beveled, leveled out- touted, spouted, spigot, bigoted- part of pride- wise council or company of fools- such a ship, dangerous- catastrophic- megalith, monolith- geodesic dome- chrome polish, varnish, tarnish- vanquish foes- back to farming.
Yarn spooled out, spieled, eager spelling, without a doubt, swelling in chest, put ice on that- the hot flash, the breaks- setting- choice of words, yelling- screaming- pitch a fit, a catcher’s mitt- signal, sign- retelling, retold- fortunes untold- brewing- early warning system- detection- mother of invention- hold & release- keep the truce, the peace- the word- this is for the birds- the worms, the wool- the smell of years- seers, stewards & custodians, safe-keeping, code cracking, gift-wrapped- buttoned, snapped- zipped, nails clipped- neatly trimmed hairs, wiggling nose, toes, ears-
wagging a finger, a wager, bet- debt cancellation, forgiveness- a business- sensational- retracing steps, retread- return to sender, rhetoric, the vendor- a contender, bumper cars, fender bender- accidental, Occidental, Oriental- in the middle- playing the fiddle- a lute, a lyre- a lavish, garish, with flair & garnished wages, soothsayers, sages- check gauges- instrument panel alight- aglow in the night- foresight for sore eyes, four eyes- third place, base, basket case- subject of age, sex, class, race- erase the hate- the mate- saddled dapple dimpled- daunting, limber, timber- hell of repetition- learn! Transcending mind, soul- bodily fluids- accrued, accedes, ante-chambers- decadence, mulling over words, vomit and roll back the counter- the digits, phalanges, to phalanx, to phoenix- toothless gums gnaw on brushes- hourglass & abacus- fractions, decimals, recalcitrant varmint- shooting gallery, art-
pictures in frames of reverence- reference point, past the point, batter up, quick or dead- rewind, remix, review, recapitulate, reframe- rinse, repeat- take a seat.
One parody, custody, muss & fuss- rustling of leaves, rifles through belongings- songbird, awnings- pipe-fittings, looser, tighter- white knuckle, ankle biter- slightly, negligee, gross negligence- pent up aggressions, hostilities cease & desist- refuse, piece de resistance- a fence, no defense- replies, sighs- wheezing, sneezing- search & seizure- appetite, man bites dog- writing wrongs, righting them- prongs- tines, teargas grenades- gruel, grueling- grunt work- slavery- what sin is this? Overheard- undertones, hushed overtones- the hand- the band- the wand- the wave- what can you do?
Backs up, eyes the stacks, and leans the ladder against the rows, arrangements of flowers, daffodils surrounding towers, machines of every description, having a conniption- snippets, eye sockets, wrenching- sudden- soon- bend the spoon- sound of the loon- weather balloon- they vanish into thin air- spare no expense, money is no object- the thing for itself- for its own sake- raking leaves- a purpose-
Auxiliary, maxillary, capillary- let your hair down, the nightgown, the ball, the owl- awl or adz, adjunct, GI symptoms- a G-thing- Giant, Gaseous emanations- master of ceremonies- festivities, various occasions- seasons, the wheel turning- hear & remember- mind-bending, big spender, high rolling- wheels turning- water especially- wood, meets with marvel- so we have evolved in thought, ability- enough to gloat over ourselves- the old ways, means & ends- various ways- workaround- shop, skip, stop, beats, bleating lambs- wolves howling- delightful hell- light- blinded by jewels perhaps- toad licking- sticking to the roof of the mouth, to the ribs, fib, fabrication, fiber optics, laser precision, what I said already- what also rhymes at every turn, every juncture, the primary function, special attraction, one time only, or in syndication, decision- ranking- riles derision, scorn- fancy that
A pity pat, patrimony, parsimony, patriarchy- hierarchy- malarkey- embargo, embark on, such a thing- feeling the bitter sting of regret, the agony of defeat- the big let-down- forget me not, notice me- I, I, I.
A sinking feeling, quizzical look, questioning, stands at attention, the classroom- the board, meeting, rivalries, pick-up lines, lewd, coarse, crude, crusted over- preoccupation, emancipation- exacting revenge- discipline, school in session. Tension headaches, revelry, reveille- a wake-up call, a rude awakening- cold water in the face, pulled out of bed to the floor- kinetic, a prosthetic- a triple-amputee with bionic limbs- a brain in a jar- but with a robotic body- a complete morphology, taxonomy, taxidermy- cutting coupons, box-tops, watching commercials, turn the sound off- breasts are bouncing- exercise video- breasts of steel? Eating chicken, the other-other white meat- but I like the dark- I mean, that’s what’s for dinner- eyeballs the poultry, especially on turkey day, ah but thanks to give, with compliments.
Competence, contemplation of abrasion, soliloquy, chewing, chomping, now softly, cooing- screwing the heads off, the limbs- but softly, light breaks in the dawn, early hours- and the cries come over the hills, the rooftops- nobody knows so there’s no doubt- a sort of silent dog whistle, a seeing-eye dog, a guide, a guard- a giddy sort of round-
The table, clearly, severing carefully, with cutlery, turning coils out from the crank of assorted artillery, pillory- downing, glistens there, comforting sound when you drift off, the bombs fade into the background- they can be just like a bad dream- or loud noises, scary things- wary things we are, winding around, looping, and wearing them- even in our ears, like our eyes keep seeing- staring awake, or blindly- the horror, with mouths agape- and frozen- eventually melt- depending on their consistency.
Further separations, anxiety, heart palpitations, sweat breaks out in beads on the furrowed brow, bearing, a sort of stretch with the arms bowed back, the back itself bowed, but not quite to breaking, still we hear the varied pops and cracks- as with walking on the second story floorboards, and stairs which creak, or when this old house settles, and sometimes groans in the night- we are there under the covers up to our bridge- wishing we were elsewhere, while everything in silence seems louder than reality- we can hear nothing- paradox becomes our diamond-thunderbolt, and medicinal tea- nearby, underground and a little further down the road, water rushes- and there, reeds & rushes- seeds, all sorts of fish & fowl, bird & beast- we just want to cover everything.
Shivering, are we feverish or sweat there, in places we never knew existed, we can learn about our bodies, the machines and manipulations, various assorted shapes and sizes, types, hues, already- contortions, maxims, power of prayer or persuasion, forces, soothingly, not maddening, considers the expiration date, retaliation, escalation, amplifiers, beacons, flares, galleons, gadfly, gadzooks! The bogs and marshes- will we be awake or sleeping, further we sink from paradox, rescinding, impossibly- convulsive inhale, spastic, why- plastic covers numerous things. It’s easier if we put a cover on one thing or another.
Sickly, leaking, springing, and consider the trunk, and truncated form, unexpurgated or what- conscience, competence, logos, stickers, vinyl siding, winds that whip- not everything is symbolic or meaningful, imbued- ingested, congested- spewed forth from the manifest- this document- portent- apprehension in a hand.
Clutches, if we must die- we need do nothing- we could waste time, lifeless, coincidence- struggling now, you wait- we flow, float downstream a bit, and limply, or dangle- a little jingle to see us along- singing the song- swinging, stronger now- physically, a few lumps, a few improvements- bumped up- why take this- why do this- why say anything- why do anything- why not- knowledge slips the grasp, flees- flies away- flickers then in a flash- gone- you didn’t strangle- mangle- tangle with it- there’s always something stronger-weaker, smarter, longer, better, faster, newer, etc. better or worse- why!?
Approaching absurdity, must rest, must eat- must- we are afraid- questions, versions and revamp, revisions, divisions- incisions- why we think this way- why, a million times a million- never-mind- we just get tired- repeated, bored, and this is perhaps our curse- rehearsed- immersed- also forgetting- and the glamor of it- illusion- seeming triumph, surrender, mercy, anything- seeking anything, meaning of anything- it’s discomfiting- a bad fit- a go-home mat- a ball bat- a statute- a tribute- a nod- a lot, if not everything, seems to come from nothing, to nothing, but from nothing- and yea, what purpose- what conviction- but it proves what, and then what? And so what- all questions do.
A moment here, there we go, recorded, everything into segments- into containers- meandering, a notice is posted, guest is hosted, toasted- celebratory, congratulations, mutual masturbation- class in session- confessional- provisional- a license you need- hour of it, breeding- all rights- dint, you say- dented- helmets, shields, crests, crullers- cruelty- surpassing- and far-afield- entrenched- ignored- total loss- and pain of loss- and consequently- suppression. Fires burn, much is erased. What trace, then- stories passed down, even skipping a few steps, skipping stones- stepping- geese and ganders- look, talking- mouths agape. Banners, standards-
Nobody knows, nobody is, existent- penitent, pondering, pontification- pendulum like, pentacle- perhaps, perchance- the only thing, hard to say- identified- most take a hard look, critical or quizzical- upon closer inspection, further examination, random- sequence- modifiers- multi-tiered, multi-prong approach- coming in for a landing- I guess the parade is over, then. What does the newspaper say? One lens mysteriously and spontaneously cracks, the whole place is shaking- must have nerves of steel- difficult to face, to analyze, to suspend judgment even long enough for the big reveal- more like unraveling- travelling man- custodian, caretaker- something-
Plugging away, chugging along, merriment- clicking down the track, it glides too- sails, even- such vehicles- differences- perpetual motion- every kind of action- every description- consequently, scrutiny then fire- recalcitrant- enamored, there’s emotional barrier, mental block, physical limitation- damn- tirade, façade, barricade, brocade- colonnade- so, art, style, dignity, such, varnish, vernacular, testing the waters, whatever- watching, waiting, whittling away, withering, wintering- wishing- what- worthies, evoke, the sort of trial- ensuing, colliding, pursuing, driving- induction, compunction, gumption- grumpy old curmudgeon- pigeon, dove- degrees I tell you- lacking the wherewithal, withal, withholding, molding, coping, coral- corralled, cordoned off, zones. This could get ugly. We never stop for long. We have yet to unearth what it is we need. What truth- relief, a reprieve- or what
Minus this, or barring it, the trance continues, the dances go on then, fires still burn- the minds, the bellies churn, the tides come in and go out- everything proceed as normal, nobody really knows! Nobody really notices! Funny, what we believe, or we wonder, we speculate- until there’s another split- or we manage to unify, at least in principle, the theory behind the practice- again, becomes rote, muscle memory, pushbutton thing- a little trigger, a diminished wave this time, less fanfare- perhaps the mystery and controversy drive the whole thing. I want to break it down, but I want to win- maybe that’s the same thing- like realization springs the trap and sets you free at the same time- or you take my place- or I can figure it out and shut up already- and just move on- otherwise-
This is no ordinary channel, thus is defies description, and comparison- it’s hard to get a break these days, and to find good help, and many of the things we want done, we could do best but for some reason can’t- and yet, yes, lesser persons do they ever, but rarely- look, I’m skipping large parts of this- I don’t have to tell you anything- I thought it was entertaining, now and again, it’s a nuisance- but it drives me- sometimes to madness- sometimes to the edge, or over- sometimes into flips- or little tantrums, or melancholy- but, alas- detachment- reinforcements- we keep waiting- the cavalry will arrive shortly- meanwhile good men die, or sometimes go bad- we need duality- for now- it seems to me everything is posited on this, couched in it- so it feels like a repeat, a hamster wheel- a damned thing- sometimes
All that seemingly random stuff, we land on something, it’s the wheel spinning- it’s the ball bouncing- the random element, of chance- of luck- that’s the part of fortune- the dragons and demons, yea they are illusions- but what we consider real, mostly the tangible aspects of it- oh, we know lasers and razors, we know the military example is tolerated, for now- or at least, sometimes- perhaps a little art here or there- stumbling, but then we get the sea legs- we get to running- and the printing press is hot- we can Xerox your ass. Lick the envelope and the stamp. Rubber glove time- white glove time- no glove, eh.
What kids think of gauntlets- I think Nerf weapons- non-lethal- in fact I am very nice, most of the time- but I have this little burr in the back of my brain- a little bit, sometimes I think it’s my soul- that sick & crazy feeling- like I have to sort this out, settle it down- ameliorate- so I seek, and I mention- anomalies- lines of pursuit- part of its poetry- part fixation, fascination- many things I mention, but in no particular order- it’s the feeling of chaos- that stirs something- something is there, and we must identify it- discover, uncover, recover, and cover it again- over and over again- or not- we could do it once correctly- get the story straight and be done with it- but it’s also a great work- maybe The Great Work- and maybe it’s all nonsense. Maybe it’s all fiction, in a way- illusion- symbolism- a distraction- how do I know you really exist- or anything is real- but we won’t go there now- we have to maintain something here- this is happening. This is real. This links one scene with the next, one person with the next, the whole world, and all time- and whatever else- hey, there’s space & time for that- but what of the mysteries? I don’t want to bore you, nor waste my own time. I think we’re done here for today.