There comes times when the situation is outside of the navigator's experience and training.   In those times, the old navigator may be incapable of opening his mind to fully pay attention to what is actually happening.   Some times call for a younger mind that is learning in real time, absorbing the recent observations with youthful wonderment.  Those are usually times of the most severe crises.

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