One day as I was wandering across the island, thinking in just this way, a completely irrational thought assailed me: soon this island would not be able to hold me. It was a strong feeling, though it faded quickly.
The next day I felt light, as if my bones were hollow, like a bird’s. I thought I felt a sphere of light pass through my head. It was an illumination by the nothing that was finally beginning to feel like my friend.
The next day I felt that light more strongly than before.
The day after that it spoke to me, though I am not at liberty to reveal what it said. Yet I saw in my minds eye’ a hooded figure as it spoke and I felt myself inside a wisdom that was kind, with a knowledge of life that was constantly both surprised and surprising.