"He Made the First Crack"

My curiosity is like a large amount of water held back by a solid ‘dam’ of confusion. I have all that potential energy, but nothing can flow. Hilman's simple explanation was the first small crack. It was just a tiny gap. But once there was a crack, the pressure from my own water (curiosity) took over. The water broke through the crack until it became a large hole, releasing an unstoppable flood of understanding. It didn't destroy the dam; it just showed where its weak point was.