What use was it to observe the human species and try to understand it? Their rules were fathomless and no mire fixed than the wind

Sarah Perry
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What use was it to observe the human species and try to understand it? Their rules were fathomless and no mire fixed than the wind. If we can’t understand them, then we can’t do anything about them. When we struggle to understand another human, we come up with theories and laws that explain their actions and reactions. However, when we struggle to understand how they learn, what drives them, or how their world works, we often come up short.

We might reach a point where we cannot explain others at all. We can only study them and hope to understand why they act as they do.

Source: The Essex Serpent

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