Layers and layers of meaning to unearth

I re-read and re-read the first transcript, listening to the tape, making changes in pencil, then in print, until I finally send off the 14 pages to the research participant.  The more I learned from reading the transcript, the more grateful I became that she allowed me to interview her.  The text has many layers and is rich with meaning.
We are immensely privileged as researchers.
My participants agreed to be interviewed by me, invited me into their workplaces, made me cups of tea, told me their stories, shared their insights.  I am humbled by the experience.  This spurs me on, and contributes to my determination to do a good job.  I don't want to let them down, or to show disrespect.  I want to, in some way, be able to match their gift to me.  But, whether I achieve this or not, I still humbly accept the gift I was given.