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"This still leaves us a long way from understanding how humans so easily draw abstract connections between largely unrelated objects to produce and understand metaphorical language. But it's another step in that direction.". "Drawing abstract connections between largely unrelated objects to produce and understanding metaphorical language"; is the produce of having mastered, to a sufficient degree, the relationships between the meaning of particular words, words patterns, established word usage, and certain philosophical, grammatical, and literary understanding, sufficient to consciously, or unconsciously connect, and/or otherwise combine or synthesize seeming unique paradigms. The metaphorical relationship is always logically and analogically consistent with the origional idea or concept. The mystery implied is explicable, though veiled in the process of creative synthesis. In order for metaphors or analogies to take on meaning, they must, of necessity, relate to logical and reasoned connections, once established, meaningfully refer back to the origional proposition or idea.