There are many that I know and I know it. They are many that I know and they know it. They are all of them themselves and they repeat it and I hear it. Always I listen to it. Slowly I come to understand it. Many years I listened and did not know it. I heard it, I understood it some, I did not know I heard it. They repeat themselves now and I listen to it. Every way that they do it now I hear it. Now each time very slowly I come to understand it. Always it comes very slowly the completed understanding of it, the repeating each one does to tell it the whole history of the being in each one, always now I hear it. Always now slowly I understand it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein uses repetition to convey the slow, recursive process of understanding others through repeated exposure to their patterns.
- In plain terms
- Understanding people takes time and repeated listening to their patterns.
- What can you take from it?
- Deep understanding comes through patient repetition and listening.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How long until you understand someone?
- When does repetition help or hinder?
Another view
Some people change too quickly for pattern recognition.
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