{"id":1474,"date":"2026-09-15T10:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inquiringtogether.com\/?page_id=1474"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:53:10","slug":"an-ode-to-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inquiringtogether.com\/?page_id=1474","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to the Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-align-center\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-15T08:56:12.597Z\">15 September 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9faaab3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to map the empty expanse,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">to have a compass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">and somewhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to follow the signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">and glide down the road,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">well paved and well lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to stick to the solid ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">and to look before the leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to gaze at the stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">and imagine in their ancient light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">the face of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to know the names and the forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">of the leaves of grass that go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">into the bundle of being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s good to hold on to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">the speech and the silence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">of the explorers gone by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s all good and sensible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">to skirt the ever-gaping chasm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">of not knowing, for as long as one can.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9faaab3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then one day it comes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">uninvited, unwanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The urge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To watch the road disappear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and to break through to the unmapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To let go of the explorers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and be lost in the uncharted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To lose the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and let the leap go on and on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To forget the names<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and let the forms dissolve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To unravel the bundle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and let the leaves scatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To gaze at the stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and see light, only light.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-d5d6ef74\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9faaab3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terror and the beauty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">of an endless drift<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">in the measureless space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" 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