"The "real world" is a construct, and some peculiarities of scientific thought become more intelligible when this fact is recognized ... Einstein himself in 1926 told Heisenberg it was nonsense to found a theory on observable facts alone, saying "In reality the very opposite happens. It is theory which decides what we can observe." "
D. O. Hebb

Trip-sitting for a dear friend: after

"No man was ever wise by chance." Lucius Seneca

"You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself." Miles Davis

This is the third (and last) in a three-part series. The two earlier posts are "Trip-sitting for a dear friend: before" and "Trip-sitting for a dear friend: during". How do we integrate these powerful experiences? Like manure, do we need to 'dig in' our experiences carefully to learn & change helpfully ... or maybe we are changed whether we consciously choose to 'cooperate' with the process or not?

More to follow ...