The present is sometimes disappointing due to life in It made everything so much better and it’s what I choose to remember about the vacation. Made all the negative aspects of the trip forgettable. I had so much fun spending time with family and helping the poor people of the country. I remember being miserable at the time but when I got to the Philippines it was worth it. I had to sit in the middle of two strangers in a small The flight to the Philippines is around 18 hours all together. When I was younger, my family took a trip to the Philippines. For privacy policy reasons, we will not publish student comments that include a last name. Students 13 and older are invited to comment below. Coontz’s assertion that in society at large, nostalgia can be dangerous? Do you ever feel less satisfied with the present due to memories of what once was? Why or why not?.Do any of your fond memories overlook unpleasant details, such as a happy memory about a vacation that also had travel difficulties you have mostly forgotten?.In my work as a historian and in my relationships as a friend, teacher, wife and mother, I have come to think that the most useful way to understand the past, and make it work for you, is to look at the trade-offsĪnd contradictions that, however deeply buried, can be uncovered in every memory, good or bad. Them, recognizing and accepting the inconsistencies and gaps in those that make us proud and happy as well as those that cause us pain. But memories, like witnesses, do not always tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
… There’s nothing wrong with celebrating the good things in our past. In society at large, however, nostalgia can distort our understanding of the world in dangerous ways, making us needlessly negative about our current situation. It always involves a little harmless self-deception, In personal life, the warm glow of nostalgia amplifies good memories and minimizes bad ones about experiences and relationships, encouraging us to revisit and renew our ties with friends and family. In “ Beware Social Nostalgia,” Stephanie Coontz warns readers: Nostalgia is a sentimental yearning for how things used to be or how they were for a brief moment.ĭo you ever feel nostalgic about your childhood or other times in your life? Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older.
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