Nothing is what one thinks it is. Cloth is stone and circus is an art. There are no certainties.
That was a day that taught me the meaning of abject failure.
I've never thought much of strictly organised and methodical study. You can't arrange a library in alphabetical order until you've collected one.
Ordinary folk prefer familiar tastes - they'd sooner eat the same things all the time - but a gourmet would sample a fried park bench just to know how it tastes.