Characterisation is achieved … through a process that opens up and releases mysteries of the human spirit. The object is not to “solve” a character – to expose some hidden secret – but instead to deepen and enlarge the riddle itself.*
Tim O’Brien

There are aspects of ourselves that are hidden from ourselves as well as others. We are more complex and multifaceted than we think. From time to time something unknown rises to the surface from our unconscious – for example in a dream.**
Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler

We never reach the end of the mystery of
who someone is, whether
ourselves or others;
This is so for every person, best
not to give up on anyone too soon,
Especially yourself –
I’m most interested in how
we can change and change
again and again, and how
life keeps opening up to us when we do:
Why would we want to stop now –
Maybe it’s only just beginning?

*Peter Turchi’s A Muse and A Maze;
**Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler’s The Decision Book; this is a description of the fourth quadrant of the Johari Window: first quadrant – what we know about ourselves and share with others; second – what we know about ourselves, but do not disclose; three – what we do not know about ourselves, but others see clearly. As for the fourth quadrant, when we meet new people, try new things, go to new places, we discover more about ourselves; so, too, as we develop openness, learning, discipline, and experimentation.