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It seems not the more you grow, but the rather the more time progresses it seems you develop some sort of echo-shadow always having this in your mind going "Ah the days before"
Like why does this happen? Is not like history doesn't repeat itself, is not like everything changes and disappears. So why then this? Why do we get more nostalgic about things as the years and generations go by? We always admire the "past" no matter what
I guess it also depends where you live and how much of everything you experienced, I mean people always go "nowadays this and that" about something, even though some things remain and some don't.
It seems not the more you grow, but the rather the more time progresses it seems you develop some sort of echo-shadow always having this in your mind going "Ah the days before"
Like why does this happen? Is not like history doesn't repeat itself, is not like everything changes and disappears. So why then this? Why do we get more nostalgic about things as the years and generations go by? We always admire the "past" no matter what
I guess it also depends where you live and how much of everything you experienced, I mean people always go "nowadays this and that" about something, even though some things remain and some don't.
Why? Well, I think that when we're younger, most of us do maintain blissful memories of events when they were younger...the days before struggling with more mundane realities such as getting a job, affording a place to live, paying bills, etc., kick in. Some of us may also tend to look at the past through rose-coloured glasses, preferring to remember 'the good old days' while filtering out much of the negativity that we experienced when we were younger. I suspect it's simply part of our human nature.
[With regard to the other response to your question: I didn't read your post as negative at all, Luciano700; just a curiosity and wanting to know 'why'.]
Two, it's where all the good lessons were learned.
Three, it still gives me insight into the hows and whys of who I am today. I am still learning things about who people were in my life and why they acted the way they did.
This kind of insight is healing and helps to settle a lot of old hurts and misunderstandings that were mysteries when I was younger. So there is a lot to be learned from the past that can benefit me in the present.
Why do we get more nostalgic about things as the years and generations go by?
We always admire the "past" no matter what...
I don't, but I practice Thought Control...life is a dream anyway...why place my thought time on 'dream memories'? Even more unreal!!
"If you look down, that's what you get", from 'Molly's Game'..look up (focus on the things above as St. Paul says).
My input. And I, for one, did not see your op as negative.
Two, it's where all the good lessons were learned.
Three, it still gives me insight into the hows and whys of who I am today. I am still learning things about who people were in my life and why they acted the way they did.
This kind of insight is healing and helps to settle a lot of old hurts and misunderstandings that were mysteries when I was younger. So there is a lot to be learned from the past that can benefit me in the present.
There's more of it as you age of course. You'll see OP, you'll be interested in the past years down the road.
The past shapes and informs the present but beyond that it doesn’t mean everyone wears rose coloured glasses. There are nice memories but since I’m making new ones to add to the collection I don’t get hung on them. As another poster mentioned examining the past can also put life into context and new understanding/lessons.
I suspect for those trapped in unhappiness or immobilized due to serious health issues they may become nostalgic if a time when they were young, vibrant, validated and able to enjoy life.
I'll tell you why I do. Lots and lots of regrets and ruminating on those regrets. I wish my life had turned out completely differently and now time is running out. Also, I worried about such trivial things when I was young and rarely enjoyed being in the moment. I wish I had learned meditation when I was 10 years old vs. 48. Might have changed a lot of things. Well, that and some good mentors, which I had zero.
For god's sake you are still a teenager. Why are you so negative?
What the hell does this have to do with anything? All people have this believe it or not, just look at people who are complaining about this generation and so forth.
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