What is nostalgia? And what is its purpose? In this new year reflection, Chun See of Good Morning Yesterday reflects on the nature of nostalgia:
It’s nice, and possibly even healthy to indulge occasionally in nostalgia. But at the end of the day, (I hate that cliché) we should remember that nostalgia is not the same as regret; neither is reminiscing equivalent to missing. As wise King Solomon wrote in the book Ecclesiastes, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” (including tired clichés)
Read Chun See’s post here.
Nostalgia. What’s your take, and how do you relate to nostalgia?
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