Day 1,341: compound, spasm

They must not compound their error by failing to see ahead clearly for a second time.

Israel will be tempted to unleash a spasm of briefly satisfying violence.

Will Israel’s agony and retribution end in chaos or stability?

Artwork of the day 
Msiris Compound
Edouard Riou
Style: Romanticism
Genre: illustration

Word of the day 
compound: a chemical that combines two or more elements; to make a problem or difficult situation worse
spasm: (of a muscle) to become tighter in a way that cannot be controlled ; a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle, or a sudden, burst of activity or energy

Quote of the day
“That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end.”

― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation