Homecomings
I stumbled upon a word not too long ago that I didn't know. In reading the definition I found I had found the very word I required to use for something I have often experienced. The word was Hiraeth: (hear-eth) n. (Welsh) It's definition: A spiritual longing for a home that perhaps never was home, and an earnest desire for something past. It is the echo of the lost places of our soul's past and our grief for them. It is in the wind, and the rocks, and the waves. It is nowhere and it is everywhere. While the word I stumbled upon was meant to describe the feelings of a Welshman for a time that no longer exists, it is not a feeling exclusive to the Welsh. Several other countries including the Cornish, Bretons, Portuguese, Germans, Ethiopians, and Romanians also have similar words with exactly the same meaning. It seems to be something in common with many people. I've experienced this feeling of nostalgia for places tha...