Lovely essay, it really made me think about how my ability to just acknowledge my privileges might not be enough or the the amazing work I think it is.
Truly encapsulated that unsettling feeling I could never properly articulate. When scrolling through posts of what appears to be fanatic support for the oppressed while somehow reaping benefit from the same system they seem to oppose. But also directed at myself as a part ethnic Palestinian who grapples with guilt over an objectively privileged life style.
The purgatory is something that will be circling in my thoughts for quite some time now!
thank you for taking the time to read, & I’m so glad the words resonated with you in that way. 🫶🏾💗🫶🏾I know exactly what you mean by an unsettling feeling ! dealing with guilt of any kind is always difficult to navigate, but I hope you can find some rest and comfort during these times 💌
Thank you for this brilliant essay. It’s something I needed to hear and need to reflect on continuously and work to do better. I really appreciate your writing
maybe people refuse to contend with themselves because suffering in purgatory doesn't grant them the kind of moral superiority that allows virtue signalling, in search of external validation
Lovely essay, it really made me think about how my ability to just acknowledge my privileges might not be enough or the the amazing work I think it is.
so glad you liked it / it resonated. I feel like we could all do with some honest self reflection every once in a while 🫶🏾💗🫶🏾
Thank you for this essay!
Truly encapsulated that unsettling feeling I could never properly articulate. When scrolling through posts of what appears to be fanatic support for the oppressed while somehow reaping benefit from the same system they seem to oppose. But also directed at myself as a part ethnic Palestinian who grapples with guilt over an objectively privileged life style.
The purgatory is something that will be circling in my thoughts for quite some time now!
thank you for taking the time to read, & I’m so glad the words resonated with you in that way. 🫶🏾💗🫶🏾I know exactly what you mean by an unsettling feeling ! dealing with guilt of any kind is always difficult to navigate, but I hope you can find some rest and comfort during these times 💌
This was a pleasure to read - thanks! :)
Thank you for this brilliant essay. It’s something I needed to hear and need to reflect on continuously and work to do better. I really appreciate your writing
thoroughly enjoyed reading this!! ❤️
thank you for taking the time 🫶🏾
maybe people refuse to contend with themselves because suffering in purgatory doesn't grant them the kind of moral superiority that allows virtue signalling, in search of external validation
I agree completely !!
I love the cyclical analysis you do with the idea of a purgatory. Thank you for sharing this. You make great points.
Thank you so much 🫶🏾💗🫶🏾