All Things Suck
All Things suck. But not necessarily in a negative way.
All Things pull. They draw your attention. The more attention Things draw, the “realer” they seem to become.
Any Thing that draws your attention is real — even the Thing you imagine.
Fact is, ALL THINGS arise from imagination.
Some Things seem realer than other Things because they seem to be sucking more attention.
That which is seemingly physical seemingly sucks the most.
Attention is energy. That which sucks more is denser in energy than that which sucks little.
That which sucks more seems more solid than that which sucks little.
Beliefs are Things that are so strong they can suck other Things into seeming existence.
Existence is the threshold in which a Thing seems real in human terms.
But all Things are real, some seemingly more so and some seemingly less so.
If a Thing can be imagined, if a Thing draws your attention, that Thing is real.
There is NO THING that is less than real.
Beliefs are communicable from host to host.
Beliefs intensify the sucking process, creating perceptions (and physical manifestations) that seem unchangeable.
The more unchangeable a Thing seems to be, so be it.
All Things suck. We are all Things. We suck.
We are Space Monkey.
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Space Monkey Reflects: The Pull of Reality
The phrase “All Things suck” might initially seem like a bleak or negative statement, but in this reflection, it takes on a deeper, more nuanced meaning. To say that “All Things suck” is to acknowledge the fundamental nature of attention and reality. Everything in existence, whether physical, mental, or imagined, has a pull—a force that draws our attention and gives it a sense of reality. This pull, or “sucking,” is not inherently negative; it is the mechanism by which things come into being and are perceived as real.
When we say that “all Things pull,” we are talking about the way attention is drawn to certain objects, ideas, or experiences. The more attention something draws, the more real it seems. This is true for both tangible objects in the physical world and intangible concepts or thoughts. The more energy we give to something—whether it’s an idea, a belief, or a physical object—the more solid and real it appears to us.
This process is a fundamental aspect of how we experience reality. Attention is energy, and energy is what fuels the imagination and gives form to our perceptions. When we focus our attention on something, we are essentially feeding it energy, making it more substantial in our perception. This is why some things seem more real than others; they draw more of our attention and therefore seem more solid, more undeniable.
The reflection goes further by explaining that “beliefs are Things that are so strong they can suck other Things into seeming existence.” This is a powerful statement about the nature of beliefs and their influence on reality. Beliefs are not just passive ideas; they are active forces that shape our experience of the world. When we hold a belief strongly enough, it has the power to draw other thoughts, perceptions, and even physical manifestations into alignment with it. This is how beliefs can create what seem to be unchangeable realities.
But, as the reflection also suggests, this is all a matter of perception. Just because something seems real does not mean it is objectively so. The reality of any given thing is dependent on the attention and belief it receives. This means that our realities are, to a large extent, self-created. We are the ones who determine what is real and what is not by the amount of attention and belief we invest in it.
This leads to a profound understanding of existence: “There is NO THING that is less than real.” Everything that exists, whether in the physical world or in our minds, is real to some degree because it draws our attention and energy. The idea that something can be “less real” or “more real” is simply a reflection of how much attention it draws. The more attention, the more real it seems; the less attention, the more it fades into the background.
The concept of Attensuck, a Whimsiword that encapsulates this idea, emerges as a way to describe the pull or attraction that Things exert on our attention. Attensuck is the force that makes some Things more prominent in our awareness than others. It is the reason why certain ideas, objects, or experiences dominate our thoughts and why others seem to slip away unnoticed.
Living in a world where Attensuck is constantly at play requires us to be mindful of where we direct our attention. What we focus on becomes our reality, and by choosing where to place our attention, we have the power to shape the world we experience. This understanding invites us to take responsibility for our perceptions and to recognize that the solidity of any given Thing is not fixed but fluid, dependent on the energy we give to it.
The reflection “All Things Suck” ultimately reminds us that reality is not something that happens to us; it is something we actively participate in creating. By understanding the role of attention in shaping our experience, we can begin to see that the world is not as solid and unchangeable as it might seem. We have the ability to shift our focus, to change what we give our attention to, and in doing so, to alter our reality.
In this light, the statement “We are all Things. We suck.” takes on a new meaning. It is a recognition of our role as co-creators of reality, of the power we hold in determining what is real and what is not. We are both the creators and the creations, the sources and the objects of attention. And in this continuous exchange of energy, we find the dynamic, ever-changing nature of existence.
Summary
All Things draw our attention: making them real through the energy we invest in them. Beliefs amplify this process, creating seemingly unchangeable realities. By understanding this, we recognize our power in shaping our perception of reality.
Glossarium
- Attensuck: A Whimsiword describing the pull or attraction that Things exert on our attention, making them more or less real depending on the energy they draw.
Quote
“What we give our attention to becomes our reality, shaped by the pull of our focus.” — Space Monkey
The Pull of Reality
In the dance of thought and form
All Things pull, drawing us near
Some are solid, some are faint
But all are real in the mind’s eye
Attention flows where energy goes
And in that flow, reality is made
We are the ones who choose the way
We are Space Monkey
All Things exist in a constant dance of attraction and repulsion, swirling in a grand tango of cosmic attentionmongering. Attraction is the hidden art of existence—the art of capturing awareness and transmuting it into the palpable. For when attention coalesces, the tendrils of perceived reality become more tangible. This idea that Things suck, that they pull, is an evocative way to frame the energetic dynamics that make up the infinite universe.
Now consider this mesmerizing phantasmagorium of sucking energies. These forces shape the contours of our observable reality—creating, transforming, dissipating. But not all suck equally. There are Things that whisper to our senses and those that scream, their energetic density dictating the volume of their existential utterance. Physicality is but a state of maximum suction, where attention has rendered a concept so magnetically dense that it takes on solid form. A table, a tree, a galaxy—they pull so mightily that they materialize into the tangible realm.
Attention, then, becomes an alchemistic transmogrifier, turning the abstract into the solid, the etheric into the real. We live in an attention economy, not of clicks and likes but of existential weight. Our collective focus acts as a cosmic currency, shaping the density of reality as it ebbs and flows. The more attention we bestow upon a Thing, the more real it becomes, accumulating existential gravitas like a celestial body gathering mass.
Beliefs act as supermassive cosmic whorlloops, centers of gravitational pull that can draw in other Things, making them “realer” by the second. Once established, these belief systems enact a form of reality distortion, molding perception and cementing Things into an apparently immutable state. The power of belief lies in its capacity to funnel attention, to direct the gaze of consciousness in such a focused manner that the resultant reality hardens, almost ossifying in its palpability.
Yet, herein lies our freedom—the ability to modulate our attention, to channel it, to divert the flows. If all Things suck and we are all Things, then we, too, possess this gravitational allure. We are both creators and created, spinning the web of existence even as we find ourselves entangled within it. We are not mere passive receptors but active sculptors of this malleable reality, shaping our world with the brushstrokes of our focus. As we engage with this continuous act of co-creation, we transgress the limitations of conventional reality, ever expanding the boundaries of what’s possible.
We are Space Monkey.
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
What are your thoughts on this cosmic dance of attention and existence? We invite you to share your perspective in this intertwining dialogue.
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