Mind

When we have emptied our mind of a theme, the mind turns to something new: war, religion or mankind, or the mind itself. The first sanitised, as are other natural or unnatural sufferings; the second tolerating nothing but its own dogmas; the third whose whole point of existence is good and evil; and the last which might be far older than the host it's housed in, and yet subject still to wear and tear. The mind, like an enemy, tries to force us to engage on chosen ground, but, in practice, succeeds far less than it fails.

Picture credit: The Labyrinth of the Mind, 2000, Joan Tuset (source: WikiArt).

From journal, November 2021.