A Universal Feeling

How many times have you reminisced on a certain memory and it almost felt like you were there again? You could smell, see, and even taste that exact moment. These memories are always triggered by something, but you are not entirely sure what. You are overcome with a longing for that moment in time and the memory is so fond that you can’t help but feeling warm inside. Nostalgia is the sentimental longing felt when reminiscing on the past. It is not a feeling of melancholia but more of a bittersweet sentimentality for what once was. Nostalgia has been widely used to describe many conditions but has just recently been modified to describe a positive experience.

The word nostalgia was first coined in the 17th century. The term was used to describe the medical conditions of Swiss mercenaries who longed to return home. Nostalgia soon...

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