Nostalgia for a bygone time you’ve never experienced is longing for a present where you know the future — an impossible life where everything is understood and coherent, from an overarching point-of-view.
Nostalgia for a bygone time you have experienced is longing for a present where the future doesn’t matter.
10 Nov 2011 / Reblogged from postmodem with 20 notes
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