“These are the words that Amanda used. But even at the time
none seemed to fully capture the feeling Amanda has about her child and her
child’s death. Those feelings were larger than the concepts could contain. They
floated in and around her, a great indistinct mass of pleasant and painful
sensations.” –Alix Spiegel in the first episode of the latest season of Invisibilia.
This bit comes towards the end of the episode—a fascinating
discussion of rethinking the entire idea of emotions—as Alix reflects on a
grieving mother’s complex emotions years after the loss of her little child. It
also serves as a lovely reminder of what makes language both exciting and
limiting. In fact, though I have just started the season today, I think it
might be quite interesting to someone interested in deconstruction—the way language
creates thought and meaning, etc.
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