Melancholy allows us to more deeply understand other profound emotions, like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall, is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. From...

Melancholy allows us to more deeply understand other profound emotions, like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall, is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring.

From the TED-Ed Lesson A brief history of melancholy - Courtney Stephens

Animation by Sharon Colman Graham

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