It is difficult to understand our potential without first realizing our potential

Both in my HES religion coursework (on the “Three Peas (Ps)”) and in other writing on Kundera, there is the idea of proleptic rationality, which is akin to faith. We must accept that what we are capable of largely isn’t knowable until after we become the type of person that has the capacity to reach our potential.

See also It behooves us to know ourselves well and deeply. and Change requires consistency.