A dragonfly's lifespan is twenty-four hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. There are more chickens in the world than humans. We're surrounded by unknowing.
We see some of the galaxy's many stars, and we know that they are alien suns, but we don't know what planets and what life forms they may support. Our knowledge exists like tiny atolls, like isolated islets in a vast ocean of unknowing. It's the not knowing that makes life beautiful, mysterious, filled with majesty and wonder. It's the darkness that I love. I cherish it at least as much as the light.
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