The Cactus and Snowflake at Work

CHAPTER FOUR

The Nonevent

ALTERNATIVE REALITIES & BEANS UP THE NOSE

And those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music.

—FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

POP QUIZ!WHAT IF A TREE FALLS?

Q: If a tree falls in a forest, causing one person to feel sad and another to merely stroll along, who’s right?

A: Talk about a philosophical dilemma! There is no single answer.

What happens when nothing turns out to be something? Or when something is considered nothing? Introducing . . .

THE NONEVENT

I cannot overstate my excitement over introducing this concept. I hope within a few pages you’ll unite with me in singing its praises. ...