On the Edge of Perception
June 26, 2024 Numbers have always had a mysterious prominence in my life. I can’t help but notice them everywhere, as though they’re attempting to reveal something hidden in plain sight. The foundation of all numbers lies in the digits 0 through 9—the only ten numbers that exist. The connections are endless: the 10 Commandments, the supposed nine planets of our solar system—making the sun either the 0 or the 10, both a beginning and an end, a centerpoint and an infinite loop. Then a cryptic message “Accurate for you, and you can see there are those who are in the shadows behind the opening.” Those words lingered in my mind, like a riddle waiting to be solved. It was late at night, and I found myself sitting in my car, engulfed by the stillness of the world outside. I started the engine, and out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw movement in the rearview mirror. A fleeting shadow, a trick of the light perhaps—but something about it demanded my attention. I turned around and saw so...