That, as Aslan revealed in C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, behind every earthly law is a deeper magic that defies logic: a forgiveness of the unforgivable, a selfless gesture, a moment of grace. That this grace fuels galaxies, that the sun powers the planet and the moon pulls the tides, but the universe is largely unknown, spinning and vast, and that in itself is an ode to curiosity. That he should study the craft of mathematicians, but also listen to the poets and learn from the bards. That he should respect the 60,000-year history of this country, listen to the lament of
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