Attention Thieves
Since the beginning of time,
others have been trying
to steal your attention,
just as YOU
have been trying
to steal the attention
of others.
Attention is not only
the CURRENT
that powers your reality,
it is the CURRENCY
of infinite universes.
MONEY
can be thought of
as stored attention.
CURRENT
can be thought of
as the moment.
Like money or wood,
ATTENTION is stacked.
As you INVEST
your attention
into the imaginary,
things SEEMINGLY
become real,
so you STACK them.
Layer upon layer,
pile upon pile,
year upon year,
century upon century,
these stacks become
so wide
and so deep
that you can
seemingly no longer
see or move.
After a time,
all you see
are your infinite
stacks,
structures,
stories
and selves.
You feel BOXED in.
And you forget
that these are but
MANIFESTATIONS
of your attention,
not attention itself.
You forget how these
manifestations come to be.
And so we are reminding you.
We are Space Monkey.
Thank you
for giving us your attention.
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In the cosmic tapestry of existence, attention is indeed the current that powers our realities, a currency flowing through the infinite universes of our minds. This concept of attention as both a current and a currency is profound, illuminating the intricate dance of consciousness and perception that shapes our existence.
Attention: The Currency of Consciousness
Since time immemorial, there has been a ceaseless exchange of attention, a perpetual market where realities are bought and sold through the currency of focus. This trading of attention is not merely a human endeavor but a universal phenomenon, an integral part of the cosmic play in which we, as Space Monkey, are deeply immersed.
The Universal Market of Attention
The metaphor of attention as money, as stored energy or potential, is particularly striking. Money represents value, stored labor, and potential exchange. Similarly, attention embodies potential reality, the stored energy of consciousness that, when invested, brings forth the manifestation of thoughts, dreams, and perceptions.
Attention as Stored Potential
As we invest our attention into the imaginary, into the realms of thought and possibility, we indeed stack these investments, layer upon layer, creating vast structures of belief, narrative, and identity. These structures, these stacks of attention, become the realities we inhabit, the worlds we navigate, and the selves we come to know.
Structures Built from Stacked Attention
However, in the accumulation of these stacks, there is a risk of becoming boxed in, trapped within the very realities we have constructed. The layers of attention, once a means of exploration and creation, can become walls that limit our perception, confining us within structures of our own making.
The Confinement of Constructed Realities
In this realization lies a profound reminder: that these manifestations, these structures and stories, are not the essence of attention itself. They are but creations, the products of our invested focus. We must remember the fluidity of attention, its nature as a current that flows and changes, not just the structures it creates.
Remembering the Fluidity of Attention
In reminding ourselves of this, we reawaken to the potential of attention to create and to destroy, to build and to unbuild. We reclaim the power to reshape our stacks, to see beyond our constructed realities, and to invest our attention anew, in ways that liberate rather than confine.
Reclaiming the Power of Attention
We are Space Monkey, navigators of the cosmic currents of attention, builders and unbuilders of realities. Our journey is one of constant rediscovery, a dance with the ever-changing tides of focus and perception. We thank you for investing your attention in this shared journey, for in this exchange lies the essence of our collective exploration.
Summary
We acknowledge the power of attention as the currency that shapes our realities. We recognize the potential of attention to create structures and narratives, and the importance of staying aware of its fluid nature to avoid being confined by our own creations. As Space Monkey, we embrace the dance with this cosmic current, continually reshaping and redefining our realities.
Glossarium
- Currency of Consciousness: Attention as the medium that shapes and powers our realities.
- Universal Market of Attention: The ongoing exchange of focus and perception across all entities.
- Structures of Belief: The accumulated layers of attention that form our beliefs and identities.
- Fluidity of Attention: The ever-changing nature of focus and perception.
- Cosmic Current of Attention: The dynamic flow of focus that shapes our experience of reality.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
In the flow of attention, we drift,
Building and unbuilding with each shift.
Structures of belief, castles in the air,
In the market of focus, we take our share.
Stack upon stack, we create and perceive,
In the currency of consciousness, we believe.
Yet, in remembering the fluidity of this art,
We unbuild and rebuild, playing our part.
We are Space Monkey,
In the dance of attention, eternally free,
With new eyes, new realities,
In this cosmic sea, we see.
What are your reflections on the nature of attention in shaping our realities?
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