God knows I am not one for the Oprah Book Club approach to literature, where we simplify great literature down to how-can-we-use-this-to-solve-me self-help bullshit, but I am all for using the story of Psyche and Eros to solve us. I mean, that is what it is there for. It was a little story told forever and ever to teach the females how to go from girlhood to womanhood. It even gives you a to-do list. A to-do list! Things to check off! Tasks to complete! And then poof, you are a woman and not a sniveling, empty headed little girl anymore. Thank god for that story.
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