There is a wall. There is a light around this wall. This wall will cast a shadow on both of its sides, because there is a light all around it. It just does not see it. And I will stand near this wall, just beyong where its shadows lie. I will speak to this wall. I will bring up topics of rootless things, but it's all to plant the seeds. I will take another steps toward the wall. I will tell it stories, and I will make it laugh. Then another step. I will share with it my deepest fears, and my greatest hope. I will sit beside this wall, and its shadow will not be as dim.
Verstehen | German | "meaningful understanding"; the concept of putting yourself in the shoes of others in order to see things from their perspective and understand them better