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4.1.5. Motherly
As a mother, Athena loved her only son - Viorel. Before she got divorced, she was afraid that her quarrels with her husband could brought bad effect on Viorel “Our
arguments became more frequent, and she threatened to leave because she feared that Viorel was picking up the “negative energy” from our quarrels” p. 37. Even when
Athena went to the desert she took her son with her and play together “They could have been the same age; they ran about the desert, laughed, threw sand at each other,
and rolled down the dunes” p. 74. In daily occasion, Athena also showed her love to Viorel “Viorel’s hungry, and I’m sure he’s not the slightest bit interested in Greek
myths, so hurry up and finish Hera’s story” p. 180. Athena’s motherly instinct was very strong.
““Don’t you think I should be prepared to do anything for Viorel too?” “I think that’s a mother’s instinct, but instinct aside, it’s the greatest proof of love
there is.” She continued eating. p. 242
When Viorel was about to be taken over from her, she could kill someone “That’s why I’ve bought a gun. I know what it means for a child to be removed from his
mother, because I’ve experienced it myself.” p. 254. Her son was the most important thing in her life.
“Until, that is, I understood my fate, when I saw that I might lose the most important thing in my life.”
“Your son.” “Exactly. He is the most complete manifestation of Love. p. 257
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4.1.6. Adventurous
Athena loved to spend her time looking for something in the unexpected places. Athena was experiencing two main journeys in her life: her journey to the desert and
her journey to Transylvania. Those journeys were considered as spiritual journeys since the reason Athena went on those journeys was to find a spiritual satisfaction.
Her journey to the desert is to seek wisdom through calligraphy. Meanwhile, her journey to Transylvania was to find her birth mother.
Her journey to seek her birth mother was to reveal the truth. As an adopted child, Athena did not know her birth mother until finally she decided to seek for her.
The meeting with her birth mother made her know the truth. Furthermore, she became aware that she was loved.
“I came here because there was something missing in my life,” she said. “I needed to fill up my blank spaces, and I thought just seeing your face would be
enough. But it wasn’t. I also needed to understand that...I was loved.” “Your are loved.” p. 122
Athena believed that going on journeys was her path. “Yes, I think they do. The earth I’m standing on now has laid out many strange
paths for me, from a village in Transylvania to a city in the Middle East, from there to another city on an island, and then to the desert and back to
Transylvania. From a suburban bank to a real estate company in the Persian Gulf.” p. 233
4.2. The Meaning of Athena’s Life as Seen in Her Struggles
This session consists of three sections: the list of Athena’s struggle, the true meaning of Athena’s stuggle, and the meaning of Athena’s life. Freud 1923
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