21-11-2010, 11:21 AM
What I also see here is a case of "protective" psychological thinking on their part, which manifests in these "you've never had it so good" comments is a compensatory shadow projection.
They can never, ever accept the true reality without first facing their own inner demons first.
And this'll not happen.
They can never, ever accept the true reality without first facing their own inner demons first.
And this'll not happen.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14