We spend so much time, thought and energy trying to be happy all the time.
Meditating, counselling, self-help books and more. It’s not necessarily bad or counter-productive, but sometimes it’s okay not to be happy.
Sometimes feeling melancholy is okay.
The word ‘melancholy’ puts its finger on a particular species of sadness, which isn’t an illness or even a problem: it’s part of being human.
Sometimes, savouring that particular breed of sorrow is a good thing. It means you are wise, aware and present.
Here’s why The School of Life’s philosophers, therapists and psychologists argue melancholy is an underrated state.