Wednesday, August 3, 2016

beware the abysm

Yes, Virginia, things certainly can be abysmal.

But, lest we forget, there is also such a thing as an "abysm," -- a peculiar-looking word that may be imagined oozing and pustulating, the dark pinnacle of mediocrity.

Beware the
                                      ABYSM ....     

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  1. abysm |əˈbizəm|
    noun
    a literary or poetic term for abyss: the abysm from which nightmares crawl.

    I suppose that's akin to nothingness. And i recall some zen master saying roughly 'don't be afraid of falling into nothingness, nothingness ain't so bad'.

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    1. My sentiments exact, or at least at this juncture. One man's hell is so far my heaven. I can hardly paint a nice enso zen circle on a calligraphy paper already filled with everything.

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