So I find myself once again transformed-reborn-revamped.

Hold on...  let me switch to simple talk. 

That's better.

I'm just sitting around and watching my cat clean itself.  I've never seen a cat lick its own butt, nor am I currently viewing that.   I've seen dogs do that--but never a cat.  Am I observationally deprived or is this a valid conclusion?

Anyway, I now realize I've been ignorant for a long time of my own ignorance.  Such arose from a world-view that I had adopted that was less than all-inclusive.  What was omitted?  The tenderest of all concerns: imaginative empathy for all sentient beings.  'All' being the keyword.  And even more: an inability to recognize and truly appreciate empathy in others, especially when intended for me.  Poor notforprophet.  Much less impoverished now with this knowledge of my previous ignorance.