*image by Ben Harubin

Until you realize that all thought is only about words,
and hence all talk is solely about itself,
words will forever confuse,
if not torment, you.

Just as alcohol is of importance only to those who drink,
so too is thought of significance only to the ignorant.

A man said, "Once I was imprisoned, but now I am free."
And someone asked where he had been imprisoned.
And he replied, "Oh, I was not actually imprisoned, I just thought I was,
then I got over it -- and that was my freedom."

To be asleep is to expect tomorrow to be better (or at least different).
(Yeah, you're right, ordinary minds apply this same definition to an
entirely different concept.)

Here's The Big Doctor's Only Prescription:
"There are no medicines -- only poisons;
live with this fact and save yourself a heap'a trouble."

First man says to second man, "Are you the one I heard who's suddenly
developed the ability to know what's going on in people's minds?"
"Yes, I am," he replies.
And the first man says, "Well, I just wanted to stop by and express my condolences."