Tag: desire
Hiraeth
Who is to say that someone’s emotions are not real? In the middle of the last century, a school of psychologists decided that they didn’t need to talk to people to tell what… more emotion Hiraeth
Longing
As a general principle, emotions cannot be made subject to mathematical assessment. To say that someone is 32.764 percent happy is to misunderstand the experience of happiness. Nonetheless, mathematical measurements can provide metaphorical… more emotion Longing
Mamihlapinatapai
Two people stand at the end of a dock at the edge of a lake. It is late spring, and they have arrived at this body of water, a destination they have traveled… more emotion Mamihlapinatapai
