Universe

 Have you ever had the experience that you understood the universe with absolute clarity and depth? That it was right there and graspable? I have. It lasted mere seconds, but in those seconds, there was an overwhelming sense of placidness and joy. And it came more than once. I generally credit this to mental illness, but who really knows. Human history is full of stories of spiritual ecstasy, transcendence and heightened perception. Who knows what is beyond the dome of reality. Maybe God. Maybe just a gift of the human brain.