Ecce Homo

Dr Brian and His Thoughts
When we learn, we are sometimes very impressed by a person who has a deep understanding of life and its associated issues. In such instances we find we are "beholding" the person who is the embodiment of so much. We try to drink them in. They have an aura of awe. it is our personal "Ecce Homo" or "Behold the Man.".

This 'drinking in' is an attempt to learn. It is more than that, it is an attempt to see everything about them. There is no real time for reflection. They command all of our attention.

Why is that? What does it mean to 'behold'?