Ask Amy: Readers respond with helpful advice
As Jung was fond of saying, “The unconscious is UN-conscious.” That is – we are not morally responsible for these thoughts surfacing, but it is our moral responsibility to understand and relate to our unconscious when it does.
– Sophia Eurich-Rascoe
(Certified Jungian Analyst)
Dear Sophia: I genuinely appreciate your helpful interpretation of Jung’s wisdom.
Dear Amy: Thank you for discussing the importance of funerals and memorial services.
I was someone who never attended funerals – the person was already dead and wouldn’t notice, I reasoned. The value for the family never entered my mind.
And then my husband died. We have six children and our youngest was just six at the time. I can’t tell you what it meant when people came pouring into the church. Their presence said: “I’ve dropped everything to honor this man, and to be with you today.”
Now I drop everything to go to funerals of someone I knew, even casually.
After all, surely everyone is important enough for us to take an hour to honor them, and to provide the family with matchless comfort.
– Show Up
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