Christ, It's So Good To Be Alive.

First The Priests Arrive. Then The Conquistadores.

How Baffling It Was That Even The Most Cunning And Clever People Would Frequently See Only What They Wanted To See, And Would Rarely Look Beyond The Thinnest Of Facades. Or They Would Ignore Reality, Dismissing It As The Facade. And Then, When Their Whole World Fell To Pieces...they Would Tear Their Topknots Or Rend Their Clothes And Bewail Their Karma, Blaming Gods Or Kami Or Luck Or Their Lords Or Husbands Or Vassals-anything Or Anyone-but Never Themselves.

The More I Know, The More Sure I Am I Know So Little. The Eternal Paradox.

You've Commited Murder Just As Much As Helene Did. You Killed A Fly With A Human Head. She Killed A Human With A Fly Head.

God Gives Us Intelligence To Uncover The Wonders Of Nature. Without The Gift, Nothing Is Possible.