[thirdtruck]

I agree: plenty of experts have done just that, and I would further posit that keeping that beginner's mind is one reason why they're so good. It distinguishes them from the majority who go the easier, more natural route of letting their minds forget.

Ideally, intellectual appreciation would be enough. We're very complicated creatures, though, and the thing we called "empathy" is a complicated, multifaceted phenomenon.