Their understanding of the importance of the process of revision is rooted in their comprehension of what the word means. The verb 'revise' comes from a French verb meaning to look again, to see again. In other words we re-see our writing in relationship to our audience for that piece of writing. The act of revising, of re-seeing what we have written is a way of looking at the relationship of our words to our audience, to our intentions, and to other words. Revision is the means of breaking the tyranny of the first sentence or two that we put down.
Revision is important in writing.
We were living on Kadena Air Force Base which is on Okinawa-just outside of Koza. The servicemen's branch of the church was strong and active. I don't remember the subject of the 'discussion,' but I do remember Roger saying he was sick and tired of being told by everyone how lucky he was to have such a sweet wife. Of course, he wondered why I wasn't sweet at home. He had the rather curious notion that I should be just as sweet and understanding at home as I was at church.