There are many rites of passage: birth, puberty, partner sex, marriage, parenthood, family, seniorhood and death. All of them are shared in the human experience and they are as common as drops of rain. Still, there are some that are uncommonly different _ both more adventuresome and more in sync with our sensory reality. Mark Scott is entering his seniorhood with a unique perspective _ he understands how the universe was created, the purpose of human life and how human society was formed. This is part one: the beginning of Mark Scott's story.