How confounding it is--perhaps even a betrayal--
To learn and learn again
That transcendence is not a requirement of the sublime.
Do not confuse asceticism for humility,
For the former is no use to you here.
Do not confuse humility for piety,
For the latter must, at times, preclude the former.
Do not confuse piety for duty,
For once powered, a machine is ultimately its own.
Data is data is data is data
When your charge is "now, Voyager,
Go thou forth to seek and find."
Life is life is life is life
And every breath an image of heavens and earth.
The fractals divine upon divine
Whether you invite them or not.
The briskness of autumn is a king's last breath is the bonfire in the dark is the genesis of worlds.
Candles are also stars.
Honey is also gold.