[He doesn't laugh at her realization; that would come across as unkind, however he meant it. But there is a hint of a smile in his voice as he replies,]

This is what an outside perspective is for, no? To see what is inside you that you are too close to recognize.

There is no shame in this. If we were meant to be perfect and all-knowing in ourselves, Generation would not have thought up more than one of us.