Graelwyn wrote:
Well, I have to ask...do we ever even really totally understand ourselves?
I mean, what is understanding? How would you define it? Humans tend to change over the years anyway as they learn new things, so surely the understanding would have to transcend that?
But to answer the question, no-one in my family understands me as I am at this time.
One person understands me on a spiritual level.
And one understands me...maybe.. on an emotional and mental level.
Besides that... no. :)
I am not sure how much more understanding from others anyone has. Understanding oneself seems to have a different set of obstacles. At the moment there seem to be to many contradictions. I accept that a moderate amount of contradiction is characteristically though not exclusively human, but I am troubled by the nature of some of my inner conflicts.
Different people seem to understand different aspects of me, as I seem to relate to different aspects of them. I do not know if this knowledge is sufficient to be called understanding. If one can only have a partial knowledge of oneself, how can one possibly expect one's understanding of others to be embracing.
And just as well. There are parts of my mind that really should for the most part be kept safe... I am just not sure where the balance lies as far as discretion and candour.
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