Honoring and Leaving

The challenge each of these faced in their deconstruction—and what we may face—is walking the tightrope between becoming our own person and honoring our past. In The Homeless Mind, sociologist Peter Berger explores how traditional cultures in the past connected social value with “honor.”

One’s place in a society directly related to how one fulfilled their given role as a member of society—fathers, mothers, people in authority, or guardians of…