Humans try stuff to see if it works. Sometimes that stuff blows up, and sometimes it blows our minds. Even if you’re not a quote scientist unquote, you can still find ways to be a part of that game. Like for instance being a teacher. You can be a champion of ideas. You can be a champion of nerds, actual nerds though, not jock nerds who don’t necessarily need your help. Or that’s not fair, maybe they do and then you can be a champion for them too. You can learn as much as you can and be a resonator for other people who are learning as much as they can. You can be like the girl in Xanth who makes other people’s talents stronger. You don’t have to be the smartest person in the room, but you may be called upon to be the most open. You can be limestone in a cave. You can be a grunt in the only war you can actually believe in. (2016)