I think
of the Ancient Masters, how they led lives with desire, guilt,
pain, with the same basic brain as I. And how they, even though
enlightened, still apparently died.
On the street, people walk past
me. A few smile, some say, "Hi." Others don't see
me at all. To see a ghost one must appropriately interpret
and respond to incoming messages. Hallucinations could
include hearing voices, both complimentary and threatening,
that are perceived to be inside or outside the person's body.
They could
also include seeing something that is not there or experiencing
unusual sensations on the body. Delusions could be described
as strange,
committed beliefs held only by the person diagnosed, who refuses
to be awake.
