Nostalgia is not weakness

Sometimes nostalgia appears even when not everything is going wrong. It is not just sadness for the past; it can be the perception that no experience completely satisfies the heart. It is not helpful to always drown it with distractions. If you look at it with truth, it can open you to a deeper search for God and for meaning. Nostalgia can hurt, but it can also remind you that you are looking for a love and a life that do not perish. Bringing it to prayer helps not to confuse depth with dead-end sadness.