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Originally posted by @chaney3The mask may relate to the fact that in ancient Roman and Greek plays the actors often spoke through ("per-" ) masks that disguised them and in many cases projected or directionally amplified the sound ("-son" ) and so Dive's clever play on words says something about how things feel to him lately, as if he is an actor playing a character named Divegeester, mouthing that ominous line given to him, "through the mask" that shields him from scrutiny. The ominous prophesy reminds us of the "All the world's a stage" speech in which we end "Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."
Dive, what's with this profile message and spooky mask?
An ominous prophecy you'd like to share?
This is very clearly the angst of an existential crisis.
Then again, maybe this is all hokum. There's the rub.
"Not long for this world"The world in which divegeester and I currently live is one where England are still in the World Cup and have not yet been knocked out by Colombia. That could well happen on 3rd July. That's "not long" from now. In the meantime, we inhabit this world where we can sing "It's coming home" without it being technically untrue to do so.
Originally posted by @chaney3
An ominous prophecy you'd like to share?
Originally posted by @chaney3What makes you think the words are about me specifically? A plain truth of the matter is that we, none of us, are long for this world. Are we? Life is but a breath and one of us current regular posters here will be the first to shuffle off this mortal frame. Perhaps it will be me and I wonder what will be said about me when I’m gone or when you are gone, perhaps nothing.
Dive, what's with this profile message and spooky mask?
An ominous prophecy you'd like to share?
30 Jun 18
Originally posted by @divegeesterNothing
What makes you think the words are about me specifically? A plain truth of the matter is that we, none of us, are long for this world. Are we? Life is but a breath and one of us current regular posters here will be the first to shuffle off this mortal frame. Perhaps it will be me and I wonder what will be said about me when I’m gone or when you are gone, perhaps nothing.
What does anyone know of an individual who died 10 years ago? Perhaps memories of people who knew them. Perhaps a name in a family genealogy but for all practical purposes the person is forgotten.
Much like the guy in who is that scratching at my grave. I think that is the name of that Wordsworth piece
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30 Jun 18
Originally posted by @fmfThat too.
The world in which divegeester and I currently live is one where England are still in the World Cup and have not yet been knocked out by Colombia. That could well happen on 3rd July. That's "not long" from now. In the meantime, we inhabit this world where we can sing "It's coming home" without it being technically untrue to do so.
01 Jul 18
Originally posted by @divegeesterBefore we 'shuffle off', should we do some good works? 🙂
What makes you think the words are about me specifically? A plain truth of the matter is that we, none of us, are long for this world. Are we? Life is but a breath and one of us current regular posters here will be the first to shuffle off this mortal frame. Perhaps it will be me and I wonder what will be said about me when I’m gone or when you are gone, perhaps nothing.
01 Jul 18
Originally posted by @js357Do you think Dive thinks so deeply and profoundly?
The mask may relate to the fact that in ancient Roman and Greek plays the actors often spoke through ("per-" ) masks that disguised them and in many cases projected or directionally amplified the sound ("-son" ) and so Dive's clever play on words says something about how things feel to him lately, as if he is an actor playing a character named Divegeester, mo ...[text shortened]... rly the angst of an existential crisis.
Then again, maybe this is all hokum. There's the rub.
Nah.
01 Jul 18
Originally posted by @divegeesterIt might be an enormous struggle, but I could probably find a kind word or two.
Maybe this could one of the things you say about me when I’m gone.
Originally posted by @chaney3I wouldn’t bother with the risk of finding yourself in an enormous struggle, presumably with either your conscience, your memory or your imagination. Even if I was available to hear you, I really wouldn’t be appreciative of whatever fountain of insincerity you had managed to come up with.
It might be an enormous struggle, but I could probably find a kind word or two.