  The path integral formulation introduced in [arXiv:2210.12761] "Path
integrals, particular kinds, and strange things" by Friston and colleagues in
2023, offers an innovative lens for examining complex systems, particularly
through its nuanced typology of particles. This comprehensive commentary
focuses on strange particles, a distinct category whose concealed active states
provide an intriguing model for understanding phenomena like consciousness and
resilience. A key contribution of the formulation is its ability to express
system dynamics in terms of densities over paths or trajectories, thereby
circumventing the need for assumptions about stationary states. This is
especially advantageous for analyzing non-stationary systems. The formulation
introduces a nuanced typology of particles :active, inert, dissipative,
conservative, ordinary, and strange. Each with unique properties that offer
valuable insights into resilience, or specifically the notion of timescales and
possibility for inner screens.
