Article: THE E.T. EFFECT.

WISH, PETER

Psychologists LESLIEBETH AND PETER WISH analyze a famous close encounter.

As children, we were both naturally inquisitive. At night, we each lay awake wondering: Are there really ghosts? Can animals feel what we do? Are there beings from outer space?

But it was the early death of a parent for each of us that made us ask questions on a more private scale: Is there a way to feel more safe and secure? What will ease my grief? Is there life after death?

The deaths made us stronger, wiser, more sensitive humans and merged our curiosity about ourselves and the universe with our longing to lessen suffering. Becoming psychologists seemed a likely choice. ...

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