Brideshead Revisited

I have a lot of jumbled thoughts at the moment, but need to record something before I forget.
I can definitely say that I like the way Evelyn Waugh writes. Although there may have been inappropriate things going on, he never felt the need to expound on them and turn his writing into a dirty novel (unlike how I felt about Kurt Vonnegut's book).
I think there are lot of truthful statements within these pages. Like about anger. Typically when someone despises something in another human, it is because of the mirror effect and hating that attribute in oneself.
This is a concept that has fascinated me most of my adult life. I studied this in college under the direction of one of my professors. All of those negative feelings do tend to rise from how we view ourselves. I see this in my interactions with other individuals as well. It's not something you can teach another person. They have to come to understand it and change it themselves by understanding and changing inside.
I also appreciate the religious aspect. There is so much that cannot be conveyed to an unbeliever much in the same way an unbeliever cannot explain to the convincing of a believer, either. This is why religion is such a personal matter. You are only permitted to know for yourself, although you can be a tool in assisting others to come to your personal knowledge.
I think maturing and becoming more insightful and, therefore, wiser, is so individually prepared and has a different path for everyone. I think this is what I truly got out of Brideshead Revisited.