The spider strolls along the wall to the edge of her known world and falls into the void. An unceremonious tangled landing awaits and bemused she gathers her limbs, raises her body and slinks with tentative guile across the living room floor. How many possibilities for tragedy must be present in her exploration? She is braver than I, for she explores her world even though it is fraught with danger and I wonder is it because of her lack of understanding or in spite of it? Is it possible that we hinder growth by knowledge?