Word: self
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hundreds more wounded by Israeli shootings and beatings, has fueled a burning sense of urgency about easing if not solving the Arab-Israeli conflict. It has become increasingly clear that efforts to end the unrest will probably be futile unless a negotiating process leading to some form of Palestinian self- rule is started. But the latest U.S. initiative aimed at achieving that goal is stirring political turmoil in Israel. That domestic struggle could render the Jewish state incapable of engaging in serious diplomacy at the very moment when compromise may be essential...
...extraordinary self-reliance is what causes Dukakis to hold himself distant. Would he be able, as President, to give up some of that distance and reach out and grab what he will really need from other people? Is there something beneath that metallic surface to persuade others that at heart his instincts are generous and truly humane? Can Dukakis, a man who seals off his emotional responses, establish an emotional connection that moves the country...
Maybe in his continuing self-appraisal, Dukakis is ready to open himself further. In Iowa and New Hampshire, he presented himself almost purely as a man whose record was what counted. Now, as he reaches toward the rest of the country, he will have to persuade that great electorate of something more: that his clipped and controlled exterior is only a mask that conceals a more expansive and adventurous and caring self. Americans crave that kind of connection with the person of the President...
Along with their self-absorption, many harbor a sense of worthlessness. "It's hard to build self-esteem if you don't deal with the challenge of getting a job," says George Pillsbury of Boston, scion of the flour family. There is also a feeling of guilt for having been born with money. "That was the worst problem I had," admits Chicagoan Abra Prentice Wilkin, great- granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. "I didn't earn it." The knowledge can taint even the pleasure of making expensive purchases. The first time Wilkin spent $100 for a pair of shoes...
...They often feel ashamed of complaining. There is an incredible loneliness at the top." Some efforts are being made to ease their plight. Six years ago, Gary began holding seminars and weekend retreats for the wealthy, where they could discuss the pressures on their lives candidly and confidentially. Such self-help gatherings are now held nationwide. Says one attendee: "It was the very first time I had been able to sit in a group of people and admit I have money." Cost of a seminar: around $20. For some, it may be the cheapest and soundest bargain they ever struck...