Nostalgia is a powerful force that seems beyond our control. It stirs in us a yearning for earlier places, earlier times.
What purpose did it have for our ancestors? Did nostalgia provide them with a desire to return to familiar lands? Is it a vestige of their lives as nomads?
Does nostalgia provide us with a sense of comfort in new and unfamiliar surroundings? Does it serve any purpose at all?
I am amused and surprised to note how many of us have chosen our modern communication devices to ring like the old rotary phones.
We continue to yearn for connections to the past.