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Allow your initial understanding to change. If your first interpretation improved, it's a good sign of critical reading.

The hermeneutic circle will continue to refine your interpretation.

From Moses to Tolstov, our ancestors used to be very much focused on the subject of death.

This is mostly because understanding death means actually understanding life: in order to make the most of our time spent on earth, we must not forget that we will all eventually die.

Those of us who can’t handle the tension of not understanding often judge and lash out at others. We defend our circumstances by condemning people in different circumstances. 

So much depends on simply learning that feeling uncertain is not a sign that anything’s wrong with you or anyone e...