Imagine the shocking sense of being in a much bigger universe. In one instant, for every single person on earth, time and space exploded in a psychedelic bang that lasted only a moment in real time. And then, just as suddenly, it was over. No one understood what had happened, but for one moment, the entire human race was connected, like cells in a larger organism.

  Remarkably, despite its jarring nature, there were no accidents, injuries, or deaths. Drivers maintained a safe distance and stayed calm. Surgeons in the operating room kept their cool, and pilots didn’t crash their planes. In Japan, a rookie baseball player in a stadium of fifty thousand people was about to swing at a pitch when it happened. He felt the sensation of water permeating all of his living cells and a connection to every molecule on the planet, drifting aimlessly in this state for an eternity. 0.27 seconds later he hit a home run. He auctioned the bat for twenty million dollars.

  Some people noticed a subtle shift, a change in direction. A rarer few actually felt the sensation of coming out of a Spin, and the name stuck.

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  It was mystical, spiritual, passionate.

  A sizable number spent the next few hours examining their lives and putting things in order. Millions of people let go of the superficial to embrace a newfound purpose. There were hookups, proposals, breakups, and suicides, but not a single murder.

  Investors, seeing the folly of a wasted life, called their stockbrokers to sell their portfolios. The stockbrokers were too busy with their families to pay attention. More practical minded financiers realized that all this goodwill would cause an economic collapse, and someone in Tokyo had the sense to close the stock market. Other countries followed suit, and economic calamity was averted.

  Over the next few weeks, there was constant debate and discussion. How could every person on earth have this same experience at the same time? What is our place in the world, in the universe? Are we alone, or is there life on other planets? Are we a noble species, or an infestation of Earth? Some people couldn’t go back to a square office and a spreadsheet. They left their jobs, and some even left their families, to find whatever it was they had felt in that instant. But over time, most people moved on. There was work to do and bills to pay, children to feed and life to live. Yes, they said. Something happened, and it was amazing. Our lives can never be the same, but could you move out of the way, please? I can’t reach the corn flakes.

  But in that instant of infinity, someone experienced something completely different.