Ki THavo: Understanding

Every year, toward the end of the parsha, we read:
לָכֶם לֵב לָדַעַת, וְעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת וְאָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ, עַד, הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה.ן
3 but the LORD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

It is strange to repeat this sentence which implies past confusion and current enlightenment on an annual basis. What happened to last year's revelation and what will happen next year?

The parsha comes when the approach of Rosh Hashanna is palpable, visible and audible. As Rosh Hoshanna approaches, I consider the possibility that this may be my final year of understanding, my best year, my last year. I perceive that I understand many new things this year, things that were obscure last year ( not all for the good, not all for the bad). I hope that next years understanding will be for the better and include more wonderful and pleasurable things.

Also note the reference to the the Eitz Hadaath ( tree of knowledge), how it was appealing to the eye and eating of it was a failure of the ear to hear. The torah is a Tikun ( correction) for that trespass.

prior: reward and punishment