Chapter II: The Abyss is Eternal !

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BK38 said:
Today I stared at a Praying Mantis for about 20 mins completely sober. I think I am slowly losing my grip on sanity. I was tilting my head from side to side to mirror it and we shared some kind of connection. Then Mantis-bro flew into a spider web and I contemplated whether I should extricate him or let nature take it's course on some survival of the fittest shit. I left him, but he managed to free himself. Then ,Mantis bro put himself in a window sill where he would get squished for sure. I figured I'd help him out that time and moved him to an Olive tree. I hope my Mantis bro is doing alright and hasn't been eaten by a toad or a bird. I hope he has overcome his deathwish.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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Fuck man
This happened to me and a bald eagle at the Toronto zoo some years ago
 
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I had a mantis bro for a whole day when I worked at the golf course some years back but dude was an ungrateful fuck and ended up sneak attacking me when I was reading the news on my phone. Sadly, he did not survive the lesson I had to teach him about not biting the hand that feeds you.

I had big plans for me and that mantis
 
PrincessDiz said:
They are super beautiful! My son got stick insects once and we watched them everyday. I noticed one day they weren't moving much and said maybe they died. Realised they had shed their skin and had escaped... frick knows where they ended up 🤷🏼‍♀️
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There's something poetic about that. Here's a haiku:

We watch for life signs
Their lack of stir confounding
They have shed this life
 
MemphisX3 said:
I had a mantis bro for a whole day when I worked at the golf course some years back but dude was an ungrateful fuck and ended up sneak attacking me when I was reading the news on my phone. Sadly, he did not survive the lesson I had to teach him about not biting the hand that feeds you.

I had big plans for me and that mantis
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You probably deserved it. Mantis bro was just trying to teach you to appreciate nature.
 
In my defense I did not intend to kill the mantis.

I was unaware of how much electricity an insect can take. Come to find out it's much less than a full grown male human
 
Perhaps your tutelege prepared him for death in such a way that he came back as an interdimensional space mantis, responsible for the development of a whole host of galaxies. Did you ever think about that possibility? Your mantis might indeed be the best mantis that has ever lived.
 
Xorkoth said:
Perhaps your tutelege prepared him for death in such a way that he came back as an interdimensional space mantis, responsible for the development of a whole host of galaxies. Did you ever think about that possibility? Your mantis might indeed be the best mantis that has ever lived.
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Considering I blessed him with my touch that wouldnt be surprising at all
 
The Wizard of the Creek said:
I eat stick bugs, leaf bugs, praying mantises, pretty much all bugs that look like plants.

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... but the yummiest, most mouth watering bug to eat is the tobacco worm.

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I can’t wait until the 17 year cicadas return. They taste just like good pussy. Fucking delicious.

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Cicadas are awesome, but omg, so LOUD. They used to bug (see what i did there?) the hell out of me as a kid in summer. It's funny, I'd pay good money just to hear that sound of a zillion Cicadas again.

 
My Dad sent me this in response to my Mantid tale:

1. Just sit and see what happens: Our spiritual short-sightedness often causes us to look far away — in space and time — for what’s really right in front of us. Zen teaches us to simply sit and embrace the moment, with no further ambitions than this. If we are with other people, we celebrate their company as a gift.

2. Savor this moment as if it were your last breath: You can live only one day at a time, and no one can be certain that they will wake up the next morning. So let’s not postpone happiness. The best moment of your life is always this one.

3. Avoid distractions: An old Japanese proverb says that a hunter who takes aim at two prey at once will kill none. The same thing happens when we try to follow a conversation or read a book at the same time as checking our phone. Zen teaches us to do one thing at a time, as if it were the most important thing in the world. If you do it that way, it undoubtedly will be.

4. Free yourself from everything that isn’t essential: One can recognize an expert traveler more by what they leave at home than what they carry in their suitcase. Life is a thrilling adventure through which it’s best to travel light, so every day, whenever you feel overburdened, ask yourself, “What can I let go of?”

5. Be your own friend: Rather than comparing yourself to others and worrying about what other people think, assume that you are unique in the world.

6. Celebrate imperfection: If not even nature in all its complexity, with all its births and deaths, is perfect, then why should you be? Each failure is a sign that you should take a different path. Each flaw is an invitation to polish a diamond. If you have the will to improve, then it’s perfect to be imperfect.

7. Practice compassion: From a Buddhist perspective, feeling sorry for someone doesn’t mean feeling pity but rather a profound empathy that allows us to travel toward the situation of the other to understand their motivations and, if necessary, their mistakes. Each person acts according to the moment of personal growth in which they find themselves. Even when they behave in hateful ways, it’s the best they can do with what they have.

8. Let go of your expectations: Making predictions, waiting for certain things to happen, is a guaranteed way to kill the moment. Ichigo ichie is experienced with the uncluttered mind taught by Zen.

I love it.

Full article here: https://forge.medium.com/how-the-ja...hie-can-tune-you-in-to-your-life-b919dece8c1b
 
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