Looking back on this question @ the beginning of the course, I'm thinking about the discussions we've had and reflecting on this picture once again. After getting the author's perspective on the work, I got a chance to see what the picture meant to her, but have also learned the value of different people interpreting it in their own way. I think the goal of understanding as some state of being is a poor way of thinking- one that is better is perhaps to consider learning as a process that is continually changing- it's more a direction than a finish line; more a journey than a destination.