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“Imperfections”

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Abigail

“Imperfections” I always wanted to grow up to be a great lover, a famous saint or – if it could be arranged – both. There were obstacles, the memory of which still visits me from time to time. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alienation, Art, Culture, Ethics, Evil, Faith, Guilt and Innocence, Literature, Memoir, motherhood, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Social Conventions, Spirituality, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman, Theism, Time | Tagged Ambiguity, anti-semitism, Bambi, childhood, choices of evils, compensations, concealments, displacements, double messages, fantasy, Felix Salten, Gandhi, gray area, honesty, Jews, Lazarus and The Rich Man, liars, Luke 16:26, Marcel Proust, memory, mental illness, moral education, narrative, New Testament, oath, ouija board, Protestant speech, Protestantism, subjective experience, tale-spinning, the bright red line, the light of truth, the Pale of Settlement, The Shtetl, the strap, truth-tellers, Tsarist regime, victims | 5 Comments
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