MS: You look from the top of a precipitous cliff across an ocean that seems to extend into infinity. The sublime has long been recognized as a particular emotional state of being when we look over an edge of experience and are struck with awe, fascination, and fear at the immensity that lies beyond. This reaction is something to do with our human confrontation with what is beyond us and may well be beyond comprehension and containment. The sublime exceeds.

The etymology is interesting and relevant - sub "limen" in Latin is beneath the threshold (of experience), with limes, threshold also a border/edge (transgression and border crossing), and even a path across a vineyard.