An emotional reunion between Moaz Merheb, 51, and his son as he returns home after 18 years in Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison on Dec. 10, 2024. (Credit: Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP)
The worst suffering a human being can experience is the inability to mourn. Not knowing whether a missing friend or relative is still alive or dead causes unbearable pain.It is worth pointing out that humanity was born when the dead started being buried instead of being devoured, as was the case in the cannibalistic era. This explains why it is essential to bury and mourn the dead.Apart from the pain of absence that we feel when someone is gone, the dead are the subject of heightened ambivalence, a phenomenon known as "hainamoration" in psychoanalytic terms.This ambivalence is in itself unbearable, due to the coexistence of love and hatred toward the other. However, if the other dies, it becomes impossible. How can anyone hate a loved one who has just died? How can I hate them when I'm still alive? That is the question.At a...
The worst suffering a human being can experience is the inability to mourn. Not knowing whether a missing friend or relative is still alive or dead causes unbearable pain.It is worth pointing out that humanity was born when the dead started being buried instead of being devoured, as was the case in the cannibalistic era. This explains why it is essential to bury and mourn the dead.Apart from the pain of absence that we feel when someone is gone, the dead are the subject of heightened ambivalence, a phenomenon known as "hainamoration" in psychoanalytic terms.This ambivalence is in itself unbearable, due to the coexistence of love and hatred toward the other. However, if the other dies, it becomes impossible. How can anyone hate a loved one who has just died? How can I hate them when I'm still alive? That is the question.At a...
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