DEFINITION:
feeling or causing sadness: feeling or making somebody feel a thoughtful or gentle sadness. pensive sadness: a thoughtful or gentle sadness.
Why is it so unacceptable to feel melancholic? I googled the beautiful word and was astounded to find it described as "gentle" in the meaning. Really gentle? How bad can sad be? Everything in life is all about the choice of words selected to describe the moment. If you hear someone say I am sad or I am depressed you are immediately surrounded by negative emotions about a state of mind which can offer moments of existential genius. How many beautiful things have come out of sadness... let's take Woody Allen as an example. He is the epitome of sadness. Well, wouldn't you be if you looked like an albino beetle? Yet his creations inspires many. Agatha Christie, another infamous girl with a frown whose literary works have been the cause of so many bitten off finger nails.
However, you say I am melancholic and they lean in. They lean in awe and wonder because the phrase has caught their attention. Language is a power tool we all have at our finger tips, yet such few actually take the time to pack a good supply as arsenal.
I AM MELANCHOLIC! I stand proud with my frown and hope to find a moment of clarity to transform me.
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