Straws. Grasping at straws. Time immemorial, humanity has been grasping at straws. How to explain, understand? Understand the place they find themselves. Concepts from a mote. Science. Religion. Philosophy. Attempts. Efforts to understand. Mote concepts. Mote understanding. Working with whatβs provide. Limited. Not up to the task. Ultimate understanding beyond scope. Beyond. Stories, attempts, scaffolding built. Grasping at straws. Helps. Helps to get through. Helps to hold on.