Nostalgia
Nostalgia means something to different to everyone. Nostalgia can take form in many different ways, be applied to many scenarios, and range from being sought after by some while hated by others. It’s no wonder nostalgia is much better understood as a unique “feeling” rather than defined by words. As nostalgia is almost always based around pleasant memories, it makes sense to interpret nostalgia as always being a happy feeling. What I feel defines nostalgia the most however, and separates the feeling from simply happily remembering the past, is the bittersweetness of nostalgia. Nostalgia is made up the Greek words nóstos, meaning "homecoming" and álgos meaning "pain" or "ache", so from the etymology we can tell the feeling of nostalgia is inherently tied partly to a bit of sorrow. Personally, I’m always looking for ways to be reminded of my past whether its songs I used to listen to, stories from family members, or just events from my childhood I’ve seemed ...