It seems to me that less is more; the less we have the more we are able to understand. The more we have, the less we are able to understand.
I've noticed the pattern of this in my own life over the years. I may think I know more, but I seem to understand less. I suspect it is partly due to the direction of effort. When I have more, there is more to take care of...and less time. Time seems to allow more opportunity to be in touch with something I need for life. The more effort I put into maintaining things, the more my sense of dependence decreases.
In other words, less means more dependence for me and more means less dependence (or, a sense of it).
