Recently the words ‘ If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back at you’ crossed my path.
My instantaneous response to this? If you gaze long enough at beauty, the beauty will not only gaze back at you, but heal you and become you.
As every single image that the eye reflects/absorbs/registers on, transmits its message to the spinal cord in less than a blink, and thusly affects the entire body it behooves one to be mindful in the looking.
This is not to speak for or against abyss perusing, however rose colored glasses accompanied by wafts of rose would be a good plan, just in case.