Necessary and good changes can still carry lasting loss and sorrow

Evidence

Yet the parents were never reconciled to their parting. The mists that rise from the earth in the morning are Papa’s sighs, longing for Rangi above; and the dew, and the rain, are the tears of Rangi the Sky, falling still upon Papa the Earth below. The Maori, looking at the mist and the rain, see the unending love and the gentle sorrow of the parted parents of the world. — , A Year of World Stories, 12256

Categorization

• DEFINE: Shows how a people read natural phenomena (mist, rain) as emotional meaning — a mechanism for mapping affect onto weather.
• XREF: connects to: Feeling a range of emotions about death is necessary. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 637; Unacknowledged losses can linger until named and forgiven. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 940; Positive change requires repeated attempts and sacrifices. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 648 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Feeling a range of emotions about death is necessary. #expands (0.45) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 637
• Positive change requires repeated attempts and sacrifices. #expands (0.40) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 648
• Grief and desire can coexist in profound moments of reflection. #expands (0.35) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 441
• Unacknowledged losses can linger until named and forgiven. #complicates (0.30) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 940
• Grieving is a significant aspect of love and relationships. #expands (0.30) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 117
• Recovery from profound loss can feel like a betrayal #expands (0.30) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 313