Why are we nostalgic ?

Craps

Why is it ?
I think we can forget everything if we want, right ?

Craps

I think people forget because they try to keep themselves busy with work so that they don't bother to think of what they have experienced with.

I know "good or bad old days" is something stored in our memory,why does it disappear when time passes by ?

A couple with no kid I know about got dirvorced after 5 years of marriage, now he is re-married to another woman and they have a baby boy. But sometimes the man seems unhappy about what he had with his ex-wife especially when he was asked about that.

emotionalmachine

I'd assume it's because the brain makes associations between senses and experiences (which I suppose are senses in a way). I'm not really sure though... not an expert lool.

NEBRASKA NATURALIST

WAKE UP!
Nostalgia's only due to faulty memory. Grasp the now and nostalgia fades to insignificance. Insignifcance means no importance. Got it? Go baby!

Peace and love,
NN

Phobos

Craps - Nostalgic means missing/longing for/fondly remembering something from the past. Seems like you are asking about bad memories.

Craps	Why are we nostalgic ? Why is it ? I think we can forget everything if we want, right ?

emotionalmachine	I'd assume it's because the brain makes associations between senses and experiences (which I suppose are senses in a way). I'm not really sure though... not an expert lool.

NEBRASKA NATURALIST	Why are we nostalgic ? WAKE UP! Nostalgia's only due to faulty memory. Grasp the now and nostalgia fades to insignificance. Insignifcance means no importance. Got it? Go baby! Peace and love, NN

Phobos Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor Staff Emeritus	Craps - Nostalgic means missing/longing for/fondly remembering something from the past. Seems like you are asking about bad memories.