On the Calculation of Volume, Book I

by Solvej Balle

It was one thing for me to have encountered a fracture in the normal progression of time,

the knowledge that everything can change in an instant, that something which cannot happen and which we absolutely do not expect, is nonetheless a possibility. That time stands still. That gravity is suspended. That the logic of the world and the laws of nature break down. That we are forced to acknowledge that our expectations about the constancy of the world are on shaky ground. There are no guarantees and behind all that we ordinarily regard as certain lie improbable exceptions, sudden cracks and inconceivable breaches of the usual laws.

We are living it now in the US where our democracy is being stolen by the madman Trump. The old rules do not apply.

Anyone would think that this knowledge would equip us in some small way to face the improbable.

Some of us will admit to being terrified 100% of the time.