A Napoleon, a Churchill, a Roosevelt can feel themselves to be successful, but never a Socrates, a Pascal, a Blake.
Understanding is forever unattainable.
Therein lies the inevitability of failure in embarking upon its quest, which is nonetheless the only one worthy of serious attention. It is hard to describe to someone else the sub- structure to our thoughts and values if they are not already aware that such depth exists. Those of us who peel away the layers that make up the fabric of our reality are often in awe at the deep, deep interconnected structure of eveything that is. Yet, we will never know it all. No one of us can understand both the breadth and depth to all that exists.