I noticed the sacrificed son feature in
this case a while back: the ruthless self-made social climber Mohamed Al Fayed
lost his son Dodi in the crash that killed Princess Diana.
I have noticed another familiar element:
the backfiring. This is where not only do some people not get what they want and
think they are about to get, but they also lose what they already had. Everything goes horribly wrong. Their hopes and ambitions are raised sky
high only to be shattered. They start by being elated, they end up devastated.
This is what happened to Mohamed Al Fayed. He
may have been delusional or indulging in wishful thinking, but he thought that
his son Dodi was going to marry Princess Diana. Not only did this not happen, not
only did he not get any of the associated attention, publicity, respect and acceptance that he
counted on, not to mention the opportunity to live in reflected glory and ‘show’
everyone that he confidently expected, but he also lost his son.
I know that many people believe that Diana
had no intention of marrying Dodi, saying that she just liked free holidays on
the yacht and wanted to get attention and make Hasnat Khan jealous, but Dodi’s
father did everything he could to further the relationship. He ordered Dodi to
leave the model he was engaged to and give attention to Diana and ensure that
she had a good time.
It is putting it mildly to say that all his
wishes, plans and actions backfired.
It is said that by wanting something very much,
we may attract forces that prevent us from getting it.
It is possible that uncontrolled ambition is
both caused and thwarted in disconnected, unprotected people by some sadistic
and evil force.
As always, identifying a feature is one
thing; understanding the mechanics behind it is something else.
Planning the glorious future:
At Princess Diana's funeral:
