Has nostalgia ever made you cry?

[marlonbrowndo]

A while ago I was listening to music in my room here in Canada and I decided to listen to a few Pakistani songs which I was fond of when I was a child and I did something I haven't done in years. I cried. The songs instantly brought back memories of my childhood and family back in Pakistan. I was just overcome with all kinds of emotion. It made me realize that those were much simpler times and life was so much easier. No stress or tribulation. Younger me was such an idiot for wanting to grow up quickly. I can't explain why I cried though. Maybe because of the realization that those times will never come again. Ever since i came here, people keep telling me that university is the best time of ones life and while I have had a lot of fun here, nothing is better than your childhood. No experience I've had (and I've had countless amazing ones) as a teen can compare to my life as a child. The next time one of my kid relatives tells me how lucky I am to be living alone abroad or how they wish they were older, I will tell them that they are the lucky ones. I can't remember the last time I've felt such powerful emotion. This was the first time I've properly felt nostalgic and now I know it's not a word that old people just throw around.

So, have any of you ever been overcome by feelings of nostalgia to the point that you shed tears?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Nostalgia is not supposed to be pleasant anyway.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Nostalgia is not supposed to be pleasant anyway.

To be honest it made me feel happy first for a while

 

[Suleiman]

Similar circumstances, it was that one Atif Aslam song for me, "Hum kis gali ja rahe hain". Took me back in time with my friends in Pakistan, didn't cry but there was a feeling of euphoria.

Same thing happens when I hear a theme song from some cartoon or game I used to be really into as a kid. For me it was Pokemon.

 

[Suleiman]

Alhamdullilah my family isn't very far from me, but there is a really close school friend of mine, who transferred to my uni from across the globe for a study abroad program and he's gonna be going back end of this semester so we thought we'd go out and do something memorable till who knows when we meet again, which is probably years.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Similar circumstances, it was that one Atif Aslam song for me, "Hum kis gali ja rahe hain". Took me back in time with my friends in Pakistan, didn't cry but there was a feeling of euphoria.

Same thing happens when I hear a theme song from some cartoon or game I used to be really into as a kid. For me it was Pokemon.

Just saw a video of a compilation of all the classic Cartoon Network themes. It was a blast from the past

 

[Nostalgic]

[MENTION=22846]Nostalgic[/MENTION]

It comes with the territory. Nostalgia is a lament for times past, the good and the bad. You mourn the former for having passed, and the latter for the scars they left behind.

 

[The_KING]

Sometimes it makes me sad when I think of my time as a kid in Pakistan. The other day I was listening to some Bollywood song and that made me very nostalgic because I remember back in 2000 as a seven year old, that song used to be on TV all the time. Yeah that made me sad and brought back good memories as a kid in Pakistan. But I didn't cry.

 

[Moiza]

Many things bring back the memories of my school every now and then and there isn't anything I wouldn't do to go back in time and live it all again. I lived it to the fullest but still I want to live it again, it's surprising how many people have the worst experiences in school and mine is so different. I haven't cried thinking about it yet since it wasn't that long ago

 

[CricFan2012]

Yes. Considering we are mostly prone to sickness during our youth and the fact that we're approaching death as we age, makes me cry every time.

 

[Syed1]

Never cried about the past, but I become incredibly melancholic when I think about the people who I used to meet everyday and shared plenty of laughs with and now they are just a "friend" on Facebook or a name on my contact list.

 

[Thivagar]

Never cried but it makes me really sad sometimes Many melodic Tamil songs from my younger days makes me sad. Even songs from several years ago makes me sad. They were my carefree days, I had no plan, no pressure and I was living in the moment. Not a fan of this adult life.

 

[Pakistanian]

I feel you but you're only 18, I'm 21 and in hindsight I feel like 16-18 are your peak years. So enjoy the best time of your life, once you hit 20 real life sets in.

 

[Waseem]

Similar circumstances, it was that one Atif Aslam song for me, "Hum kis gali ja rahe hain". Took me back in time with my friends in Pakistan, didn't cry but there was a feeling of euphoria.

Same thing happens when I hear a theme song from some cartoon or game I used to be really into as a kid. For me it was Pokemon.

Same here, this song in particular brings a lot of memories, Actually Atif Aslam's whole album brings so many good memories (Jal Pari is another one).

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawalis bring different memories, my father used to drop us to school and EVERY morning he played Nusrat's qawalis and although wasn't a great fan of qawaalis back then but i do love them now as brings great memories of my father's healthy days.

Bollywood songs of 90s do bring some great memories as well so yes nostaligia does make you emotional/happy and music is best source.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Never bawled but yes I've gotten teary eyed many many times.

Personally I love nostalgia, perhaps too much. Also love [MENTION=22846]Nostalgic[/MENTION] but thats another story.

One of the most powerful emotions yet also weirdest, because what I find nostalgic its likely nobody here would understand so no point in sharing it.

 

[Suleiman]

Same here, this song in particular brings a lot of memories, Actually Atif Aslam's whole album brings so many good memories (Jal Pari is another one).

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawalis bring different memories, my father used to drop us to school and EVERY morning he played Nusrat's qawalis and although wasn't a great fan of qawaalis back then but i do love them now as brings great memories of my father's healthy days.

Bollywood songs of 90s do bring some great memories as well so yes nostaligia does make you emotional/happy and music is best source.

YES Jal pari, forgot about that one.

Bollywood songs of the 90s as well, esp "Pehla Nasha", that was a staple.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

YES Jal pari, forgot about that one.

Bollywood songs of the 90s as well, esp "Pehla Nasha", that was a staple.

Have you seen the movie? One of the few Bollywood movies I really love

 

[Rayyman]

I feel you but you're only 18, I'm 21 and in hindsight I feel like 16-18 are your peak years. So enjoy the best time of your life, once you hit 20 real life sets in.

A lot of people wish they were kids again. The fact is that you can't go back in the past and have to make every day of your life the best day of your life. Btw, 35-45 is the best part of life.

 

[Suleiman]

Have you seen the movie? One of the few Bollywood movies I really love

I did, it was a long time ago. 90s Bollywood had its fair share of cheesiness but there were a few gems.

 

[Suleiman]

I feel you but you're only 18, I'm 21 and in hindsight I feel like 16-18 are your peak years. So enjoy the best time of your life, once you hit 20 real life sets in.

I used to think like this, but then 3-4 years from the point where I thought that I'd think "damn lol I was still a kid back then as well, should've enjoyed life then too", and this keeps happening every year.

I'd say your peak years are when you want them to be. But for most it is 16-23.

 

[Jan Sher]

Ah, thinking of the 90s still makes me nostalgic. Nostalgia is a beautiful yet unrequited love type feeling. But it is a seductive liar as well.

 

[JaDed]

Yes esp when I visit my parents home and think of me growing up in that locality when the sky was much more clearer and the place had way too much parking and place to play.

 

[Nostalgic]

Also love [MENTION=22846]Nostalgic[/MENTION] but thats another story.

Aww. Feeling's mutual. In a platonic way of course.

 

[jeetu]

I miss the time when the night was filled with stars. Now i can barely see them.

 

[aloo paratha]

Miss past times all the time, I remember my days as a 7-8 year old as the "good old days" but truth is, 5 years from now I'll probably look at this time of my life as the good old days. It's human nature to miss what they once had, that's why memories are good but bad, make you smile but also make you cry.

 

[sweep_shot]

Nostalgia doesn't make me cry but I used to feel emotional sometimes.

For example, right after graduating from high school, I was missing high school. I was feeling depressed. Anyway, I felt better after a few months. People eventually move on I guess.

Another time I felt emotional was when John Cena retired. Cena debuted when I was 12. He retired when I was 35. It was like growing up with Cena and it finally ended.

 

[Rajdeep]

I am a very nostalgic person and, to a certain extent, live my life in hindsight. For example, we are in 2025, but I feel it is such a bad time to be alive—2015 was such a good year; everything felt so much better back then. I often indulge in memories of what I used to do during that time. I know that when 2030 comes, I will miss 2025 and think, “Wow, those days were so good.” I also think if I could rewind the time, what are the things I would do differently.

It’s definitely not a good thing, but that’s the way I am.

 

[topspin]

Some video gaming nostalgia:

2009 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2020 - lockdown but Warzone was at its peak.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Yes, it has many times. Sometimes it hits me out of nowhere. A song, a picture, or even a small memory can take me back to a time when life felt easier, when people I loved were close, and when I didn’t know how fast things could change.

I cry because I miss those moments. I miss how I used to feel back then. I miss the laughter, the late talks, the simple happiness. At the time, I didn’t know those days would become memories. I thought they would always be there.

Nostalgia hurts because it reminds me of what I’ve lost, and of a version of me that no longer exists. It makes my heart heavy, but also warm at the same time.

And maybe that’s okay. Because if a memory can still make me cry, it means it mattered. It means those moments were real, and they meant something to me.

 

[sweep_shot]

Some video gaming nostalgia:

2009 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2020 - lockdown but Warzone was at its peak.

From video games, only one game made me emotional and that was Red Dead Redemption 2.

Death of Arthur Morgan was very emotional as he was the main character.

 

[sweep_shot]

Yes, it has many times. Sometimes it hits me out of nowhere. A song, a picture, or even a small memory can take me back to a time when life felt easier, when people I loved were close, and when I didn’t know how fast things could change.

I cry because I miss those moments. I miss how I used to feel back then. I miss the laughter, the late talks, the simple happiness. At the time, I didn’t know those days would become memories. I thought they would always be there.

Nostalgia hurts because it reminds me of what I’ve lost, and of a version of me that no longer exists. It makes my heart heavy, but also warm at the same time.

And maybe that’s okay. Because if a memory can still make me cry, it means it mattered. It means those moments were real, and they meant something to me.

Yes. Same here.

"Don't be sad it ended. Be happy that it happened."