But you are right about one thing; that feeling of gladness and gratitute was not addressed to my parents, but neither was it addressed to any deity; rather, it was addressed to the universe at large, without any illusion that that universe could receive and comprehend it.>

“Luke, you have taken your first step into a larger world.”

(Now I’M quoting childrens’ fantasies. Gah. I’m going to bed.)