This resonates pretty strongly with me, too. It reminded me of the optionality post #512150 from a couple months ago.

I'm trying to be in a position where, if I "find the thing that unites them all, that I can give myself to", I can jump on it. Until then, it's a slow building out and accumulation of things that might help me do so, and move me in the direction I want to go, either way.

Gradually, then suddenly. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

It also made me think about entropy. I think being able to tolerate larger amounts of entropy allows you to take more advantage of different situations and see the potential in them. Needing things to be a particular way limits your scope.