Label: Parenthood

When mission is thicker than blood

When mission is thicker than blood

“I have taken a great interest in the children of famous men. It doesn't always go well for them. I thought about it a lot when I was young. How do I? How am I going to cope?”

(DN 2023-10-20)

Not old enough to have my own memories of this family tragedy, or the people. But reading an interesting article in today's DN. Janken Myrdal finally publishes a book about the relationship with his famous father.

The son seems to have gone well, outwardly. He became a professor of history. But not on all levels. Now what does this have to do with spirituality. But somehow still. When "mission is thicker than blood"?

https://www.dn.se/kultur/janken-myrdal-jag-var-radd-for-min-pappa/

Too nice for parenthood?

Too nice for parenthood?

Not posting this to take honor and glory from an old faithful servant. Weise d ä has a particularly comfortable & well-stuffed place in my heart from my upbringing.

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/v58p7m/andreas-weise-insett-att-min-pappa-inte-var-en-foralder

But every now and then you hear such testimonies, also from children of people who may have meant a lot to others. (The only other one I can think of in a hurry is the author of Winnie the Pooh.) But when the children get older they feel they want to be told something or other.

And this reminds me of an "esoteric", spiritual model of explanation I have had around me all my adult and semi-adult life. Namely the fact that some are not actually suitable as parents (or spouses for that matter), due to their high level of spiritual development.

Can reveal right away that I don't believe in that much anymore... Maybe that kind of thing happens, or can influence to some extent. I don't know exactly how life works. But if you fall short in these respects - which you obviously do, more or less, nobody is perfect - then I don't think it is mainly in metaphysics that you should look for answers.