Every person you meet knows an amazing lot about something you know virtually nothing about. Your job is to discover what it is, and it won’t be obvious.
As in geometry the most natural way of beginning is from a mathematical point, so is the same method in observations and natural history the most genuine, simple, and instructive.
Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where I end and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership.