So beautifully written, as always! 'Their worth isn’t, and never was, a measure of mine.' - I really saw myself and my past experiences in this piece. Thank you once again for this!
Fascinating concept, thanks for sharing these thoughts. It seems that for cultures and communities to heal from these hurtful dynamics it will take time to reconstruct a sense of identity that is both proud of one’s heritage and cognizant of our common human experience. And as long as there is gross injustice it seems very difficult to do this because someone will always feel disadvantaged and that frustration won’t just fade away.
Also I just recently learned the word “bildungsroman”... nice.
So beautifully written, as always! 'Their worth isn’t, and never was, a measure of mine.' - I really saw myself and my past experiences in this piece. Thank you once again for this!
Fascinating concept, thanks for sharing these thoughts. It seems that for cultures and communities to heal from these hurtful dynamics it will take time to reconstruct a sense of identity that is both proud of one’s heritage and cognizant of our common human experience. And as long as there is gross injustice it seems very difficult to do this because someone will always feel disadvantaged and that frustration won’t just fade away.
Also I just recently learned the word “bildungsroman”... nice.