The Symbols
Might Mean
Difference: originality, exoticism, standing out from the crowd, being unique or affirming one's singular identity, contrast with another, following a different path, being or feeling out of place, not fitting in, distance from one another, not being known or not knowing oneself, intolerance
Isolation: spending time alone, seeking solitude, introvert, outsider, independence, individuality, individual experiences, looking inside for answers, distance from the world, exile, shying away from confrontation, hiding in a shell, being closed off, feelings of alienation or rejection
Maturation: development, transformation, aging, acquiring wisdom, individuation, finding one's voice, learning from experience, processing thoughts, rumination
Isolation: spending time alone, seeking solitude, introvert, outsider, independence, individuality, individual experiences, looking inside for answers, distance from the world, exile, shying away from confrontation, hiding in a shell, being closed off, feelings of alienation or rejection
Maturation: development, transformation, aging, acquiring wisdom, individuation, finding one's voice, learning from experience, processing thoughts, rumination
For Example
Movie Clips and Videos:
Gauguin in Tahiti: Search For Paradise (1967 documentary),
The Psychology of Solitude,
Jung and the Right and Left-hand Paths
The Psychology of Solitude,
Jung and the Right and Left-hand Paths
TV Shows:
Atypical
Atypical
Podcasts:
For Who the Cowbell Tolls (struggle to adapt in a new country),
Bubble-Hopping and Bonus Catch-Up (Invisibilia),
The Cruelty of Children
For Who the Cowbell Tolls (struggle to adapt in a new country),
Bubble-Hopping and Bonus Catch-Up (Invisibilia),
The Cruelty of Children
Writings:
Hermann Hesse on Solitude, The End of Empathy,
Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist (Art Institute of Chicago),
How I Became a Professional Stranger and Found Kindness Everywhere
Hermann Hesse on Solitude, The End of Empathy,
Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist (Art Institute of Chicago),
How I Became a Professional Stranger and Found Kindness Everywhere
Originality, Invention, Autodidactism, Introspection, Sanctuary, Solitude,
Stranger, Other, Changeling, Social Rejection, Irreconcilable Differences, Oikophobia, Xenocentrism, Primitivism, Exoticism, Multiculturalism, Individuation
Literature: The Ugly Duckling (full story)
Stranger, Other, Changeling, Social Rejection, Irreconcilable Differences, Oikophobia, Xenocentrism, Primitivism, Exoticism, Multiculturalism, Individuation
Literature: The Ugly Duckling (full story)
“Can you lay eggs?” “No.” “Then have the goodness to hold your tongue.” “Can you raise your back, or purr, or throw out sparks?” “No.” “Then you have no right to express an opinion when sensible people are speaking.” So the duckling sat in a corner, feeling very low spirited.
“You don’t understand me,” said the duckling.
“We don’t understand you? Who can understand you, I wonder? Are you not in a warm room, and in society from which you may learn something. I may tell you unpleasant truths, but that is a proof of my friendship. I advise you, therefore, to lay eggs, and learn to purr as quickly as possible.”
“I believe I must go out into the world again,” said the duckling.
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