“Don’t step on the street, you’ll get killed!” was an absolute truth I learned from my mom–at least until I was old enough to learn how to cross the street properly. Then the truth changed–because I had changed.

I think K said it well in Men in Black: “Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.”

Don’t be too sure of yourself. As soon as you think you’ve got the universe figured out, it may just vanish only to be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. Of course, it could have already done so. (With apologies to Douglas Adams for borrowing: Wherever you are, I hope the dolphins are nice and you’ve got your towel.)

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