As stated in the introductory post, we believe that Topi’s composition sheds light on the I-Thou-relation which we will now begin to elucidate. 

As an immediate reaction to Topi’s composition one word immediately came to mind – soaring. By this we mean the ideal encounter between the I and the Thou in which unnecessary fixations do not present a hindrance to the meeting of the I and the Thou. This ideal meeting of the I and the Thou we believe is exceptionally characterised by our subject position and its attributes – humbleness, openness and curiosity. In an ideal encounter between the I and the Thou the attributes are present. 

Topi’s composition did in itself explore the ideal encounter between the I and the Thou by a way of a detour towards the hidden depths which are present whenever two persons meet one another. The hidden depths are ever present in an encounter between the I and the Thou. These depths one can not ever fathom, even though one can have a glimpse of them. Of course, this  hidden depth means that the other, the Thou, is always beyond comprehensive knowledge by the I. Because of this unknowability, we believe that the other should be approached with humility and with curiosity. 

Even without the knowledge of the hidden depths, which we as separate selves always lack anyway, we should strive towards an humble, open and curious encounter and relationship between the Thou. Should we personally in our everyday lives and relationships strive towards this, it would engender a change in our being and around us. For the hidden depths at the bottom of the Thou is also a source of profound creativity. This creativity we will explore further in the next post. 

To conclude, we will leave you with a small thought. For the I that is you, dear reader, the Thou is always unfathomable. Yet, identically, you yourself are unfathomable to the Thou in a reversal of roles where The I becomes Thou and the Thou becomes the I.