Jennifer, I LOVED your "3-D-ing" of the circular process into a spiral. That's
really kind of a metaphor for what Ellin was trying to show us, I think: The
more dimensions a concept/model has, the deeper the understanding. So, just as
in rich characterization in novels, the richer (deeper) our understanding of
anything becomes, as it becomes more multi-dimensional. Our computer geeks in
this discussion really need to mess around with a 2-D computer model of this
3(or more)-D concept, with perspective and all. To shift that original model
from a circle to a spiral, I'd love to think what the analogy of that would be
from a weaving with warp and woof, to something to which other dimensions have
been added as well. We can begin to see how the more connections each piece of
understanding makes with other pieces of understanding, the richer and deeper
it becomes, as well as stronger. I love that Stronger part.
And now, back to this comment of Jennifer's below...the deeper and richer the
process, the greater the understanding, and that's what makes us remember!!!
Jennifer said, "I think I am seeing now that 'remembering' is NOT the product,
but a byproduct of the process, if that makes sense. It happens because of what
we do to understand but isn't an ending point."
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