the sailing stones were thought to be a phenomenon it was incomprehensible that a rock the inanimate of all inanimates should show signs of movement here was mystique here was mystery perhaps a message left by cosmic energies or higher beings undecipherable unexplainable there could have been beauty in never knowing in letting the idea remain pure untainted restorative
alas we cannot bear the unexplained; where the miraculous is founded in uncertainty we must probe and pry until an answer is found whether for benefit betterment or hindrance
perhaps a balance can be found between the known and what remains acceptably unknown before the intrigue and enchantment are marred by the bland the sterile the prosaic