*image by Ben Harubin

Now from our kitchen, this Deep Fry Tip:
When you're hurting from a toothache,
the universe is the size of your mouth;
when you're thinking -- the size of your head.

(Not much to speak of, eh what [and watch your fingers].)

The body is a thing, but the "self" is not a thing...nor is it not a
not-thing -- the self is no thing (nothing), or if you like: self is not
an object, but rather an operation, an ongoing, impersonal operation.

Aqua-Life:
Though he believed we're all in a stream,
one man felt he was trapped in an eddy.

Ordinary men find the ordinary mind quite acceptable;
it is those seeking the extraordinary who feel otherwise.
Thus, in one sense, they are most in conflict with themselves.
And can you bring yourself to say "perhaps most needlessly so"?

What is the difference between two men, one born in China,
and the other who arrives there later in life? No, here's a more
promising question: What is the difference between two men,
both born in China, one of whom initially fails to recognize the fact,
and only through effort later in life comes to do so?

(In distinction of the proverbial view, let it be noted that, when it comes
to matters that exist only in the mind, any ado about them is -- too much ado.
Or as a wise father said to a son, "If you, imaginary, inactive canines, leave be,
later at your heels, they will be unable to nip.")

"The Play's The Thing" -- What Thing? -- This Thing!
As he knelt in prayer, a man so said, "Dear God, please help me in this
exceptional time of my need..."
Then stopped and thought, "Who wrote these words anyway?"

"Ah, the drama of it all!" -- what all?...where all?...withal.