Perfections

Perfections - meaning Summary

Mutual Understanding Among Souls

Whitman’s two-line fragment states that true understanding is mutual and limited to those who are alike. The poem asserts a special, soulful empathy: souls recognize and comprehend other souls similar to themselves, while implying an inevitable separateness from those unlike them. It highlights both intimacy and exclusivity in human connection, suggesting that full comprehension arises from shared inner qualities rather than outward encounter alone.