1. Visit Israel, and specifically Jerusalem and Masada. Never in your life will you see such a place. Much of what can be learned about Israel in a lifetime can be absorbed in a five-day visit. Round-trip airfare can be had for less than a thousand dollars.
2. Take some time to examine a map of the ENTIRE Middle East. A hundred truths will occur to you in ten minutes.
3. Read PERSONAL WITNESS: ISRAEL THROUGH MY EYES by Abba Eban. This book is essential reading, balanced, wildly entertaining, and fascinating to boot.
4. Keep your mind as open as it can possibly be.
...and, having done that, what are some of the things we may discover?