A paradox, at first glance, is a statement that can seem absurd, contradictory, and opposed to common sense.  But it holds the possibility of being true.  Some familiar examples include ‘less is more’, ‘jumbo shrimp’, ‘I know one thing; that I know nothing’, and ‘This statement is false’.  A paradox can also be simple or thought provoking. When I think of ‘jumbo shrimp’, for example, I tend not to linger on the absurdity of the combination of words or how it affects my life.  When I think of other not-so-common examples, such as ‘humility in mastery’, ‘universality through specificity’, or ‘fortunate misfortune’, however… these give me pause.