You know what's weird? Jung's advice on how to live our lives might fall on deaf ears as one chooses one's path in their youth, which, according to the same Jung, is dominated by the ego. It is only in the second half of life that one becomes focused on finding meaning and becoming his or her true self. How do you tell a young person to stop being obsessed by their career or social acceptance? How can they understand the consequences, the price they'll have to pay later in life?
I was going to lament that school doesn't teach children such things, but that would be pointless. I guess it is up to parents to tell their children to look for what gives meaning to their life and what makes them happy.
Sadly, few adults have the courage to face the very hard question of whether they have become who they were supposed to be. Who wants to face the notion they've fucked up their life?
Sorry if my comment turned a bit dark, but some of the people I had in mind when I wrote my post are rather close to me and it's incredibly sad to realize their stories won't end well.
Happy for you and the synchronicity Jung sent you :)) The same happened to me a few days ago when I was feeling a bit down and the universe responded with a video inspired by Jung that spoke to me like you wouldn't believe.