The Heart of the Matter

And, in some ways, of John Paul II's pontificate:

Christ, the final Adam, by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and His love, fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear. (Gaudium et Spes 22)

If we want to know who we are, who others are, and the answers to the other questions that have been planted deep within us, then we need to understand who Jesus is and who we are in light of Christ. When God became man in the Incarnation, He didn't lower His own divine nature, which is impossible - because God is unchangeable, rather He raise up our human nature higher...

Suggesting, then, that until you encounter Jesus Christ, the God-Man, Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, Son of God, Son of Mary, then you shall remain a mystery to yourself, as shall all the rest of humanity.