Then basically, if things were different then things would be different? You're still looking at the hole and marvelling at how precisely it fits you. And if you can't follow the analogy, I suggest you look up its original use and context.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'