To feel that there is so quick a bound to intercourse, makes us prize the moment, but then also makes it so difficult to use. Yet this one thing I wish to say, where so many must be left unsaid. You tell me, that I may, probably never know you wholly. Indeed the obstacles of time and space may prevent my understanding the workings of character; many pages of my new book may be shut against me, better than to yourself. Perhaps? I believe in Ahnungen beyond anything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker laments fleeting connections, acknowledging limits of understanding and hinting at deeper intuition.
- In plain terms
- Brief encounters are precious but hard to fully grasp.
- What can you take from it?
- Value moments but accept that some aspects remain unknowable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle incomplete understanding?
- What intuition guides you?
Another view
Vague references to ‘Ahnungen’ may confuse readers.
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