Dharma for One, or the Überstench of the Übermensch

Abigail Adams: Have you forgotten what you used to say to me? I haven’t. “Commitment, Abby, commitment. There are only two creatures of value on the face of this earth – those with a commitment and those who require the commitment of others.” Do you remember John? 

~ from the musical 1776, Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone

Sometimes the Black Dog bites. And other times, you’re in a pickup with your best friend, going to the dog park with his literal black dog, and talking on a beautiful mild, summer day, about how hopeless it all looks.

Jim said (echoing Tomm and many other friends), “It looks hopeless.”