"He Set Up the First 'Frame of Reference'"

I have all the 'materials' (curiosity) to build a tall 'building' of understanding, but I can't build the second floor. I have no footing. The simplest explanation is that qu pier is the first 'scaffolding'. It's just a small touch, a temporary frame. But once that frame is in place, I suddenly have the footing to build the next floor all by myself, and then the next. He didn't build my building; he gave me the tools to build higher