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I think this is an interesting revelation about Mother Theresa. I can sympathize with her feelings. I've felt similarly --and it's called depression. But why she felt it may have something to do with having incorrect expectations and following a very legalistic religious path. I think Catholism is prone to more mystical ideas. (Which is why you only see things like vampire stories associated with Catholism and not protestant religion.) I believe that ultimately she went the path that God intended for her, but the day to day motivations for going down that path may have to do with an expectation of some type of reward and sense of fulfillment.

I'm sure that the rewards were there, but perhaps not what she was expecting. I would not be surprised if some of her depression came after the age of 40. Women go through so much with menopause. I'm a little biased, because I am happily married and find this time of motherhood to be the most fulfilling. I don't think we should assume that Mother Theresa was ultimately different from any other woman who gives up family life for career (even if that career is as a world-renouned humanitarian), and becomes depressed when she gets older and realizes that she has not fulfilled her female drive to bear children.

BTW, even if all of this is interesting about Mother Theresa. It bothers me that this stuff is coming out against her wishes.

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Just wanted to add, I’ve been to some of Mother Theresa’s homes in India. No matter what her personal feelings -or lack of feelings- she did something pretty remarkable there. Old people and young orphans and cared for. Poor children are given an education. Her popularity got assured that donations came in regularly. You can’t discount the good that came from her.