What is new seeing/insight made of? Listener question

As metaphor I see the absolute (life, intelligence) as water flowing in a river. Condition learning as dams created on this river which slows down or even stops the flow of the water. But the nature of water is flowing and new fresh water is coming to the river all the time and staying at the dam's mouth not bypassing it can cause the dam to collapse bringing the river ecosystems back to balance.What's the new seeing/insight made of? Isn't also a thought made from new fresh flow of life intelligence?