And the answer would not come through effort. It would not come through exertion. It would not come through filling the mind up with reasons and arguments. It would only come when his mind was empty. It would only come from heaven. It would only come after his question was cast into the void—the great nothingness at the core of this young man’s being. It would only come if he asked God for it. And it might have to hang suspended between heaven and earth for a long time before it began to take form.
