The following is from fragments of apparently quite ancient leather scrolls, reportedly found in the mountains of Beskakistan; 
seemingly parts of a handbook of a school that was dedicated to 
producing in the human brain, an ability to manipulate the symbols 
common-to, and necessary-for consciousness in a manner 
uncommon to humanity at large.
They called this talent, Apnu.
 
 

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”The purpose of Apnu is to 
hurt people, and break their belongings.
The aim of Apnu is to 
make the poor, poorer, and the rich, richer;
to humiliate the fearful, and set the aggressive on fire.
Apnu’s intention is to increase the tension caused by
men’s conflicting beliefs, and opinions.
The ultimate result of attaining Apnu is the
complete laying waste of the landscape, 
and total destruction of all that man has achieved.

A man of Apnu is not sympathetic in any way 
to the ordinary human condition
and will not, even for a moment, allow to dwell in his mind,
any of the problems other people say they suffer.

He of Apnu view has no regard for the powerful,
nor any respect for the submissive;
men of knowledge mean nothing,
and those of ignorance, even less.

Those who realize Apnu, hate not; dislike not;
they dispute not, and disagree not with other men because
they think not of them.

With a mind guided by Apnu, 
a man neither looks up  --  nor down;
neither does he weigh and measure,
and when others say: “Look over here.”
be assured that he does not,
nor does he allow any to know that he does not.

Apnu is the harmless, yet deadly enemy of all kings, critics, 
and kickers-of-dogs,
and the most fortified kingdoms cannot withstand 
his slightest glance.

Apnu consciousness destroys all that it touches,
yet leaves unscarred, all that seeks not to be touched.
Tyrants are slain; crying children comforted –
--  then both, immediately forgotten. 
An Apnu  mind does not honor man’s past,
and has no interest in what ordinary men believe will be his future.
In the full bloom of Apnu, a person has no family,
no king, no culture, no allegiances but to life -- 
.....and to Apnu............which he has forgotten ever existed.
 
 
 

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To achieve Apnu a person must not deny himself anything:
he especially must consume as many thoughts as is possible.
He should never sit still, and should be out constantly among 
people who have no interest in Apnu.
In pursuit of the Apnu perspective, a man should never be silent,
but must always comment on any subject being discussed. 
An Apnu  seeker should view his body as a hindrance to 
achieving the goal, 
and physical existence itself, a temporary annoyance.

The student of Apnu should find a hero of whom to dream
and who he can quote for protection.
The novice must constantly study the words of past wise ones, 
and engage in whatever physical rituals suit his fancy.

Above all, those who strive for Apnu 
must give themselves up totally to an activity that teaches 
its achievement, 
and which is systematized, organized, consistent, 
and with an historical lineage.

An Apnu scout is: loyal; trustworthy; 
dishonest & deceitful, 
and will gladly stab his own self in the back.
He will lay flowers on a grave --  or,
piss on the corpse, whichever is appropriate at the time.

In times of hardship, fasting, suffering & prayer,
you may look

Apnu awareness cannot be purchased;
it cannot be given or taught.
Apnu consciousness can just barely be accepted
when it does become available.

It is not what any student originally thinks that it is -- 
but then again, it’s not really that far from it.
Having it finally start up in your brain will make you smile;
it’ll make you get up and walk outside so that 
you’ll have more room to smile.

Once certain areas of your brain begin to use the new, 
Apnu neurotransmitters, you become hard as nails,
and your heart the pneumatic driver;
the ship becomes steel  --   the cargo, cotton candy.

The whole world disappears, 
its absence taken up fully by the universe;
all your possessions are lost,
and for the first time, your home is filled with real art.
No one ever comes to see you --  you’re invisible;
even the old mirror you for so long clung to, 
just grins at you from the dust bin.
 
 
 

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Only those who fulfill all the requirements, and graduate from here understand that there is no such thing as Apnu;
even though you spent decades of exhilarating years 
engaged in its study, and practice --
it in truth, has nothing to study, and naught to practice.
All that the mind ever has to study 
that does not come out of  the ground 
are symbolic things that it made up to study,
and all that a man can practice that has any significance whatsoever 
is to simply live.

There it is: that is Apnu: 
the direct recognition of all that is nothing, 
and living  --  which is something.
 

….of course, add to that 
the indescribable grinning-under-the-covers
that comes from discovering all of this.
 

           Singular, HAILS! to you  --   oh mighty apnu.”