良辰 怀旧 20180322

In 1688 Johannes Hofer coined the term by combining the Greek words for returning home and pain. Nostalgia was originally seen as a quite serious medical condition affecting soldiers who missed home so much that they broke down and were unable to fulfill their duties. The only cure, as Hofer saw it, was to be sent home, to YOUR home. Because nostalgia is really all about you, your memories, your past, who you used to be, and consequently who you are now, which makes nostalgia an often healthy way to answer the question "who am I?". Well, you're a person who remembers specific events in the past. You existed in the past and are a continuous being.