To paraphrase Shapley, we are born knowing everything and spend our lives learning otherwise.

We are most whole, as the seed, then branch out in whatever directions seem most fruitful, until the center no longer holds and we fall over. Fertilizer for the next generation of seeds.

Knowledge is a bit of a catch 22. We can't go down all the rabbit holes, but they are all necessary. An omniscient omniscience is a contradiction, as knowledge is a function of perspective and perspective is subjective. The only absolute is equilibrium. The unmoving void. The flatline between the ups and downs. The frame with the longest ruler and fastest clock. The black hole at the center.

The seed.