On Feeling Melancholy
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2015
- 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.
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One thing that makes me feel melancholic is when I think about the innocence of childhood and how I am slowly forgetting that time of my life
Same. I remember walking into Disneyworld’s Magical Kingdom as a 22 year old med student, and I just felt sad. Saddened by the music playing on the speakers. Saddened by the characters that would appear so real to me if I was 9. Saddened by all of the rides that I would scream my head off on if I was 12. Just sad by everything.
Dewey Salazar I’ve been observing and studying my feelings and emotions quite a bit over the couple of months. I feel the same way, when I think of my childhood it seems so long ago and everything was beautiful, although my schedule is definitely not packed and I’m only 16 years old I’ve classified how I feel as melancholic. It is however bad when it develops from a state of mind to a mindset, do your best to be happy and live in the moment my friend!
@@LucYousuf i have gotten most vulnerable to nostalgia and related feelings since the past year... it's so sad that i can't even listen to songs that i liked because i get nostalgic extremely easily now 😢
Wow thankyou
@Robo My bad for not replying homie, yes you can stop it. This feeling sad is a state of mind, it is a uninterrupted thought pattern. That means that you must identify what thought or thoughts are present because identification comes before acceptance. Basically, try your best to identify why you might be feeling sad, it is most likely because you feel very deeply and that is most likely tied to your personality(genetic). So, why do you feel sad? My guess is that you most likely are focused on the past because in a way it made you feel good before but it is really hard to control now. Thing is, don't be sad that it happened, if you can feel deeply then make more amazing memories and live within them. That means, do not live for the past, do not live for the future, live for the NOW. So here's a little plan: Identify when you're feeling sadened then once you can do that and you're in the state - STUDY IT. Figure it out from the inside, more specifically figure out what is causing it. Again, it'll most likely be that you are living in the past of what has happened and in the future of what will never happen. Hopefully this helps homie
melancholy can be a nice sadness, like the sadness you get when listening to a depressing song which is also a brilliant song
+Kitsch Puffer Fish YES FOR RADIOHEAD. AND SIGUR ROS.
Don't mention it, buddy :)
yes sigur ros....or hammock
+Scott Phillips any steven wilson song
+Scott Phillips i love this list in the comments, been listening to steven wilson and radiohead today. Also the smiths, sadness is very well expressed in alot of poetry, an much more complicated and beautiful than happiness.
_"It doesn't mean grim and miserable. It means grasping without rage the fact that the world is full of folly and greed, that it is rare to find inner peace, that it is hard to live comfortably with those we love, that it's very unusual to have a career that's both financially rewarding and morally uplifting, that many decent people have a very hard time. Often sadness simply makes a lot of sense."_
_"The wisdom of the melancholy attitude as opposed to the bitter, angry one, lies in the understanding that the sorrow isn't just about you, that you have not been singled out, that your suffering belongs to humanity in general._
_To take that fully to heart is to become more compassionate and less vengeful."_
Devo Castler wanna be friends?
Sometimes I do think being dead is the only way out.
@@pamelatorres156 no. the only way out is living a life of helping others and helping yourself in terms of life. despite school, work, bills to pay, news to pay attention to, you may enjoy life in the nature that it is given to us. so many human social constructs has barricaded society from advancing morally/mentally. we like to compare, compete, we don't have time to enjoy what you want to because it will be looked down upon. what you do/think, as long as its not harming anyone, is completely fine. you got this, i believe in you.
that was a great buildup to that one sentence 'often sadness simply makes a lot of sense'
I return to this video, when I'm in a dark stage... This channel has helped me alot. Thank you.
+tuur verheyde I do after great victories and there is nowhere but down to go
+The School of Life what the song being played in this video? pleeaasse
tuur verheyde same 😔
tuur verheyde same.
tuur verheyde same 😔
"You can only avoid regret by switching off your imagination..." - my best bit. Thanks TSoL.
+Jonathan B Or by realizing it didn't really madder either way.
+dare colbert but, if you came to this conclusion you know your immagination lacks :D
That has nothing to do with imagination.
+Jonathan B Can someone explain this? I would think that to avoid regret you would have to ignore reality and embrace imagination..
+dare colbert but that will not generate apathy? don't know.. i rather have a hearth full of regrets than a empty hearth....
"When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now. The child is grown. The dream is gone."
great lyrics from a great band
Where is that from?
Comfortably numb, by Pink Floyd, the chorus
The Wall and Animals had the Darkest lyrics
Ugh, why not give credit to the band who actually wrote those lyrics? That just seems like you're trying to pass them off as your original thoughts...
The good thing with sadness is that all music sounds really good.
Not quite. Dido, David Gray, James Blunt & Coldplay will always be shit.
That's subjective and should not be claimed as fact.
+Massimo O'Kissed Coldplay gets ragged on but has good music here and there.
Nah, it's a fact. I measured the shittiness of these groups with my Shitty-Tune-O-Meter. It overloaded the meter , and broke the needle each time.
SixSixSix I guess you're right then, can't deny the Shitty-Tune-O-Meter. I hope a new needle didn't cost too much.
LOVE the female narrator. Feels less like a lecture and more like an empathetic friend giving advice. It's lovely.
dooovde she needs to voice more
dooovde I can do this voice.😁
I agree with the fact that sadness and gref is an important aspect for our developmeny but melancholy means something different to me; it's rather the feeling of sadness with no apparent reason. a mood which I very much embrace; it's another level to life, an emotion which I enjoy and that isn't bound to stay for the period of the reason it's connected to but only for the period of the song or until the fall of slumber.
agreed. i'd love to hear more of this narrator in the SoL videos
hi I am not sure... For this particular clip it works really really well. the other ones where you are saying it is like a lecture... sure, but they work just as good.. context is important, at least that is what i think...
"You can only avoid regret by switching off your imagination." Wow wow wowowowwowwow thank you for giving me food for thought. This will be processing for the next few days...
A moment of carelessness, a lifetime of regret.
A lifetime of carelessness, a moment of regret.
bruhhh
@@soslothful Hey, can you explain that a bit? Thanks!
@PS L don't know, this is just my opinion :P
"A lifetime of carelessness; a moment of regret." You've been so careless about whatever life throws at you, and you simply just roll with it. But this feeling won't last forever- regret, guilt, and pain will slowly built up in you, thus forming a moment of regret. But, who cares, really?
"A moment of carelessness; a lifetime of regret." Worry is normal for the human brain, but society today have carved worry and paranoia into its residents that it's no longer safe. You can't afford to be careless, or be labelled as such- so much to do so little time. But you let yourself slip away for once, you know you have to. But after that brief moment of serenity your worries will lash out at you just because you tried. You tried to find peace, but you have lost everything, forming a lifetime of regret.
@@chauxen7663 Thanks. That's one way of looking at reality.
i feel melancholy a lot and have grown to like it. it brings comfort to me it gives me just a little bit of patience and makes life seem a little bit sweeter and beautiful, and gives clarity
Daisy no Made me a serious person, makes me appreciate everything more, made me just flow and be greateful
If you think about it we are here today and gone tomorrow so in the face of that how seriously should you take life
I kno what you mean
Daisy no I very much empathize.
same
"You can only avoid regret by switching off your imagination", so true and painful :(
"I can barely conceive a type of beauty in which there is no melancholy." -Charles Boudelaire
How can anybody not love a School Of Life video?
Unequivocally Humoured You shouldn't wonder in this world where Justine Biebers and Kim Kardashians burst with popularity.
+Sheshan Patel to each their own maybe? This might be an unpopular opinion but to me the content of Bieber and Kardashian could very well be considered art to most, mainstream at least. The quality of said art? Well thats for you to decide but art nonetheless. If thats where a majority of the community choose to find solace, who are we to judge?
+Unequivocally Humoured you're a good person.
+Unequivocally Humoured by far the best channel on youtube. If we all watch the videos (which explains philosophy succinctly and easily) how different we would be as a species.
+Unequivocally Humoured I love your opinion on popular culture and it's so nicely worded.
The School of Life is like a consoling friend you haven't seen in a while, willing to share in life's joys and miseries while offering some comforting advice.
***** Well, you did a superb job!
I am depressed and I hate being this way with every fiber of my body, but for some reason, I don't want it any other way. Whenever the depression seems to be fading, something within me yearns for it to return, I don't understand it and I am never truly content with life because depression is awful, but without it I am empty. Perhaps depression makes me feel human, or real, but I cannot truly rationalize it. I am just wondering if anyone else can relate to this, because perhaps I can find comfort in the fact that I am not alone.
I can relate to this. I used to have this same weird craving of being sad...like it sucks being sad but it kinda feels good too right? Looking back, it kinda feels like self-pity to me. Perhaps it's not the same for you, but I know that I was just comforting myself with my sadness.
What helped me was to pin point what gave me this mood (its probably a bit of all, like job, girls etc.) and to see what i could do against it. If you can change it, move your ass and do it. If you can't, accept it as part of your existence, and try and see the beneficial sides.
Second, try and see who you would like to be, not in one particular area of life, but just as a person (to do this, imagine what "the perfect guy" would be like -> that's who you want to be), and work towards it while consciously appreciating the characteristics that you have that are already contributing to who you want to be, namely what you call your strengths.
Lastly, and this seems like a side thing but it's actually really helpful: Be active, try to be outside a lot, go out on evenings, take drugs (don't abuse! but seriously, drugs are great), and make friends you truly care about.
Please let me know what you think of my advice and let me know how you'r doing :)!
Philippe D. Thank you man. I really appreciate the long response and thank you for providing some really great advice. I'm pullin through at the moment and it seems to be getting better and hopefully it continues. Cheers :)
Bruh I feel you :(
I feel same
damn this hits close to home
where do you find people with such beautiful voices
England apparently
The Truth not all of them, there’s many worse than this. Try the “scouse” or “Geordie” accent if you’re unfamiliar with them. Then again there’s worse where I’m from, Scotland & Ireland (dual citizenship due to brexit)
melancholy is the manure with which we fertilize the gardens of our minds
i love this
***** you don't want too much manure in your garden, otherwise you'll always end up feeling shitty after playing in the soil ;)
i wouldnt have said it better. .i feel like melancholy can be a huge source of inspiration , especially regarding creativity (dancing, writing and so on)
"Like good organic gardeners, they do not discriminate in favor of the flowers or against the garbage. They know how to transform garbage into flowers. Don’t throw away your suffering. Touch your suffering. face it directly, and your joy will become deeper" -Thich Nhat Hanh
ChannelX
his thumb would surely have been green
I've always called this feeling "Happy Depression". And to be honest, I'm in love with that feeling. It happens when you listen to a sad song like Bon Iver, see a movie that ends badly, or when you feel such an burning joy that you think of how you don't want that moment to end. It's a combination of pain and happiness.
The commenters on this video are just all so educated and lovable.... so different from the people I meet in my daily life ... that I couldn't help but shed a few tears , thinking in my utopia, about how marvelous life would be if we could all get together and live happy lives :') .
Best regards from southern France
+The School of Life bring school of life to chile!!! :3
NPJ Global Life is hard for people like us. We just wish everyone would be good to each other but every day we see that hope get further away. The world's broken and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. No wonder this video is so relevant.
Take care good people.
We are a community - just virtually....if we start school of life meet ups in our towns eventually it will be much easier to connect in person . I think i will start one here in Auckland, New Zealand xxx look for us on meetup.com if you come down this way
It's because we all kind of relatable when it comes to something like this "sadness" there's plenty of decent people around maybe it's not your luck to found one as I haven't found one for myself. "Beautiful" people are hard to find nowadays.
i've always been melancholic, and it's a part of my life and personality, my whole existence. it's inevitable to feel it and i dont see it as good or bad, just... a feeling. something.
I have always come back to this video going through college and trying to grasp the change occurring throughout my life. Melancholy is a way of trying to accept the grief and sadness that overwhelms us from day to day. No one is alone
I love melancholy :) when I look out the window, see the skies, or look at the wind blowing on the grass, I feel comfort
This style of video, a balance between the narration, music and animation, it is so beautifully done. I am in love with this video.
It's beautiful
"We learn so late about stuff. You have wasted years. Everyone has. You can only avoid regret by switching off your imaginations." Profound. ❤️
This video is not only filled with wisdom and philosophy but it is also the perfect combination of graphics and music and match the content perfectly . And listening to the voice alone is extremely soothing. These videos are a work of art and although I have seen very few of the innumerable videos that exist , I believe this is a masterpiece.
The school of Life,
You guys are geniuses.👏👏👏
Thanks so much!
Raycher Smith agreed completely.
Raycher Smith I love it
I completely agree. I'm eternally grateful for the day I stumbled upon this channel.
The School of Life What is the name of the background music? It is so relaxing
It's funny how a video about melancholy is so uplifting and reassuring
The problem is everyone keeps telling you to try your hardest in life and that everything is going to work itself out. No its not. There's this... anger and sadness in me when I realized I would never in fact really be an author, despite putting years of effort into it. It hit me like a moving truck and it hasn't gone away since. People tell you to pursue and follow your dreams and yet, we live in a world were those dreams are impossible to achieve. I'm so... sad I guess. I want to cry or kick something, but nothing comes out and I don't have the nerve to act. Thank you for this video.
Only if you believe it is impossible. Keep trying! Again and again, if you REALLY want something the universe conspires to get you there trust me, hold on to your dreams!
This made me cry. It was in a beautiful way. Like the futility of trying to grasp at a fleeing sunset as darkness takes over our existence and we begrudgingly except that humans live in a constant state of disappointment and existence is never good enough. We will always want something more even if we don't know what it is. Fantasy and reality will always be separate and we will die never understanding why our existence felt pointless regardless of what we achieved. I'm not sad. I'm awake.
And your comment gave me the goosebumps. "Im not sad. Im awake." Jesus. God bless you. Im crying. Glad there are more people like this.
I've never come across such an utterly enchanting and riveting channel such as The School of Life. I *really* appreciate what you guys are doing, and can only hope that these couple of sentences might ease your day.
+The School of Life what is the name of the song?
+The School of Life What`s the name of the background music?
I wish I knew, too, but the Minecraft Alpha and Beta soundtracks are also equally beautiful (especially Intro by which reminds me of this song, but it is a bit different).
"You can only avoid regret by switching off your imagination." Beautiful.
I've watched this about a million times. It describes my outlook on life perfectly. Loss and suffering is replete in all the philosophy and theology I've read. This video is perfection.
It is very hard when people don't even understand this word. Melancholy. I think it is very important in everyone's life.
Beautiful video, love this animation
"Often sadness makes a lot of sense"
Thank you The School of Life, You are my therapy sessions. The time i sit down and contemplate who I am and what I believe in, your videos show me that life doesn't have to portray this perfect image. It's ok to have ups and downs and it is wrong to ignore these because it is real, it is reality.
Jordan Lau I couldn`t agree more with your comment. Bravo!
I used to hate melancholy. I was born an optimist, and when life started throwing stuff at me, I slowly began to discover and understand what melancholy is. I couldn't bear it. How does one accept that everything comes with a counterpart. My heart was broken very recently, I left a relationship with someone I still love and who still loves me. But I'll never regret falling in love because love gave me so much. Yet, if you want to experience that feeling, you also have to accept that it could and will end eventually, and that there is a chance you'll be heartbroken. The same way, I don't think I'll regret breaking up because I was unhappy, and I know I'll be happy in some way when I finally manage to move on. This video made me feel something I never felt before, a very heart-wrenching emotion, it had me in tears, but it helped me change my perspective on life. I realized I was sad because I was happy before. And it goes the other way around too. You live through the lows because you live for the highs. Happiness and unhappiness balance each other out, and you'll spend your life going through those ups and downs. I believe life is all about waiting for that high to come, and for the low to pass. But you need to "appreciate" both. It's part of the experience.
Beautifully said
@@alexandrafazekas9402 holy crap it's been three years already
@@armankirakosyan5278 how is it now, Arman..?
@@cdelcastillopI'm happier than I've ever been !
I almost never comment on anything in social media, but this is perhaps the most compelling and greatest youtube channel. I hope there are others who would agree. Keep philosophizing Shool Of Life!
+TheDieforme Couldn't agree more.
+TheDieforme I agree
I went to therapy when I was 20 after a couple of big loses, on one session I told my doctor that I always felt a deep melancholy since I can remember. He gave me this shocked look, and said to me "you're a text book melancholic"
It have been a rough path, but I truly understand this now.
Man, this is so fucking deep. Melancholy is just a PROFOUND sadness. I appreciate that it often forces me to look at my life from a different angle than the one in which I have been so entrenched and oblivious to the different meanings of life that exist. Often it results in a profound happiness, a feeling that it's all going to be okay.
One of my best friends recently passed away. I've lost people in the past, but this one really hits close to home. I had just been talking to him the day before he passed away. It came as a great surprise to me, and everyone who knew him. I attended his funeral this past weekend, and said my final goodbyes. I've never been on such an emotional roller coaster in my life... I'm not good with emotions to begin with. They have always made me cringe. I find myself becoming distant from everyone because I can't relate to their views on life and death. To me death is the end. There is nothing and no one waiting on the other side for you. So, coming to the realization that I will never see my dear friend again is a difficult one. The memories of him won't leave me alone. On top of this I have pushed away the girl I love. I've truly never been so run down in my life. But videos like this make me realize that life is indeed difficult. And this will not be the end of struggles and hard times to come.
Anyway, I'm writing this because I just want The School of Life to know how grateful I am for the content they put out. If y'all happen to stumble upon this post-- thank you. Your words have helped me many times in the past, but recently they have been my only source of comfort.
I hope things get easier for you Blake.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." -J.R.R. Tolkien
The background music hits just the right chords.
I want to start commenting more on youtube and I see this video as a perfect start.
Great one.
+Indiga Healer Have fun, stay positive and create comments.
Bravo! Congrast on your new journey to the comment section :)
+Indiga Healer Welcome to the comments. Try not to be mean
+BuckyMadubado thank you, don't worry, that won't be a problem :)
+Desmond 1934 well, I'm still learning haha
"The wisdom of the melancholy attitude, as opposed to the bitter, angry one, lies in the understanding that that the sorrow isn't just about you, that you have not been singled out, that you're suffering belongs to humanity in general. To take that fully to heart, is to become more compassionate and less vengeful. The melancholy facts shouldn't make us desperate, rather more forgiving, kinder, and better able to focus on what really matters; while there is still time." -School of Life
I have no words. This is beautiful. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for transcribing down the subtitle.
Incredibly beautiful! Thank you!
Whenever I feel too happy or something, I think I must be missing the point here. I mean if you are the kind of person who feels " at home" in melancholy, you associate living with suffering and if you are not suffering you suspect that you probably don't feel enough or you don't see enough. You wonder whether you are becoming superficial or what...
It may not be very sane but it is what it is. Besides there is a wonderful Anatolian folk song that says:
" I won't tell my sorrow to those who don't suffer. They can not know the VALUE of it".
It also says
" I did not know that my pain was my cure".
It is very true: people who suffer all the time look for consolation all the time, and not only for themselves, but for everybody. So they find their ways to the most beautiful works of literature, philosophy and art that has ever been made. Wherever they find beauty, wisdom and consolation, they share it with others. That's why you can be a very melancholy person, but a lot of fun to be with. Somehow, the kindest and the most interesting people I know, all had quite difficult lives, but they made something out of their sorrow and they also became very sensitive towards the sufferings of others. What they went through made them more human.
Anyway we shouldn't over dramatise it either. It is no good to take yourself too seriously. To have been born is an equal disaster for everyone. We should therefore try to make each others lives a little easier. That's all that matters.
So for this purpose, here is a little list of incredibly beautiful songs, for your darker moments. From Turkey, Greece, Cameroon, Brasil, Germany, Spain, Austria... I've heard everyone of them five hundred times or something. They are all on youtube:
1. Erkan Ogur, Cengiz Özkan, Ne feryad edersin divane bülbül
2. Αλκίνοος Ιωαννίδης - Ένα το χελιδόνι ( just copy paste this)
3.Αλκίνοος Ιωαννίδης - Τι περιμένεις πια (Νέα κυκλοφορία 2014)
4. Όνειρο, Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου
5. Richard Bona, Dina Lam ( listen to the second version that appears, uploaded from the user Emanuel)
6. Todos os caminhos, Lenine
7. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau "Ich habe genug" J.S.Bach
8. Estrella Morente, Los pastores ( from the user kutxi )
9.Gustav Mahler - "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" (Rückert) - Fischer-Dieskau
( Amazing lyrics! The translation is under the video.)
10. Barbara Bonney; "Morgen" Richard Strauss
Wonderful comment!
@@silver17s91 Thanks a lot for reading! Stay safe and healthy :- )
@@bolivar1789You're welcome (: By the way, being born isn't a disaster! Not for everyone, I think it's a blessing but there are many difficulties about life, but that is I think what makes us grow as individual. There's many people who don't feel home or wanted and that is perhaps what you mean, even if you have a "perfect" life, there will always be something missing. And I think it's a home sickness, because we all come from the light. Whatever your role here is, good or evil, each and every one is loved and made out of it. Though life on earth seems like a punishment, keep looking for the good things and fight for them. Because that is why I believe we're here in the first place. We are lightworkers and we operate in dark realms, Earth is such a realm because it has known a LOT of suffering. But the cycle is ending, and things REALLY are getting better, it's just that before this new age which is upon us, a lot of hidden things, bad things will come out. And since we are in this age more connected through internet its easier to gain knowledge and act quicker on this evil. Give it time, there will come a day when even melancholy is smiling! :)
@@silver17s91 Hello there! Thanks a lot for taking the time to share your valuable thoughts. And yes, of course you are right. Being born isn't a disaster for everyone. I was in a particularly dark place when I wrote this 5 years ago. But I am a deeply grateful person too. For many things and everyday. Once again, thank you so much. Lots of love
@@bolivar1789
Melancholy used to be more of a common phenomena for me a few years ago. Reflecting on lost joy in bitter sweet recollection fueled my best pieces of art, which raised my self esteem at the same time as learning from those experiences and learning to empathize in new ways. It's one of the most interesting and enriching sensations if you use it right and don't let yourself spiral into depression and disconnect from the world (for too long)
this made me smile. thank you sir
Thank you. I thought I was becoming depressed, or having a horrible episode of anxiety the past weeks, but it turns out it was mere melancholy and overthinking. I've come to realise how the world isn't as marvelous as I thought he was and how nothing is for granted.
Crying alone in the hotel room, I felt so alone and lonely. Somehow none of my friend pick up the phone today. I felt so weak. And then I turned on UA-cam. Some how this video just popped up on my screen. During the first time viewing, I could felt my body poorly trembling. But as I listen to it for the second time, I could smile. Although it was just a small one and my tears are still overflowing, I feel more calm this time. It is fine, my dear self. This is a part of life. A part of your self-development. You are strong. And I love you. I really do. :')
After more then a year, you have got reply and a first like... from me. From a person that is about to cry like a little bitch now, due to my clinical depression, melancholic feelings, pessimistic perspectives, this pure art of thei video and your comment that no one has ever replied until this right real moment...
Am I the first person to see your comment, read it and find out that you were crying alone in the hotel room more then a year ago? Am I the first person that you do not know in real life, and yet telling you that I love you too as much as you do love me even if you do not know me aswell? We do not know each other, but we do know we are alone. Would not that make us we actually know a huge inner part of each other?
What I actually want from you now is to give me feedback as soon as possible, so we can continue our adventure based on deep philosophy through this comment section.
Do not mind my potential grammar mistakes. English is my second langauge. With that being said so, it feels really unique that I can know how were you feeling at that very specific moment in the mentioned hotel room, and at the same time thinking you are so far from me.
I started to watch the video and I suddenly started to cry. I felt that the lady was talking to me, I felt understood for the first time in a while.
This is one of your best videos. The animation, the sounds, the narrator, the words all come together thoughtfully and beautifully. I want to loop this all day today...
this is so beautiful. i'm so thankful, in a culture which perpetuates that we must have these incredible lives, traveling, partying, etc... there is space for melancholy and grief that can draw upon our compassion
Don't you love it when you finally find a word or a medium that just expresses you exactly you are feeling
I still remember the first time i found the word "nostalgia" my teenager self felt so relieved that there are others who still feel the same and go through the same its amazing to connect to our humanity's emotion
"Often sadness seems to make a lot of sense." Especially in these days. Depression not on a level of irrational thoughts, but through the embrace of reality, and through empathy of the cheated and the suffering.
I love this. I learned so much from my own melancholia. It's not something to be overlooked or devalued. Thanks for paying it some honour and show it's right place.
"You've wasted years. Everyone has."
I like this line. I think it's because I often feel other people don't fail. I'm the only one who keeps failing in life.
I feel you're feels. Its nice to here it out loud though, Instead of an mindful self reasurance with a glazed look as the 3 minute passes with you reflection gazing back into your soul! Sending love and happeniess too you!
Thank you - Melancholy is a very hard feeling to explain to people, let alone understand yourself. This channel is such a beautiful use of UA-cam.
You're videos help me so much. They are the only ones I get really excited fro when there are new ones in my subscription list. I'm going through melancholy right now, you're videos help me view a new perspective on my circumstances. So thanks.
+JP Taxman Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
+JP Taxman You are videos? :=)
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i keep coming back to this once in a while
One of the best video ever in the history of videos so far.
I often feel guilty when I am not "cheerful" and "buoyant", I didn't consider that feeling melancholy occasionally had very useful a purpose. Thank you so much for this helpful gift of better insight into an uncomfortable emotion!
For those touched by melancholia: Embrace the stillness, and know you're not alone. Brighter days await. Sending warmth
It’s how I fill the time when nothing’s happening. Thinking too much, flirting with melancholy.
Very nice piece, thank you.
Melancholy is a state I'm drawn to, and it's nice to see this video explain why so plainly.
I've come to this video at a point where sadness not only makes a lot of sense, also where acknowledging it, embracing it is only necessary to move on, to be free.
This video really helped put things in perspective after struggling with deep depression that turned into an acceptance and tranquility. The one thing i must add is that there is hope always because God lives in each one of us and wants us to live gentle lives of love and compassion.
This video was beautiful and communicated what I have been feeling all day. Thank you for posting it. It stirred my core and enlightened my heart.
Beautifully done, from the narrators soft, compassionate voice to the adorable illustrations. This brought tears to my eyes.
This video radiates "IT'S OKAY" energy ✨❤️
Her voice is so soft and therapeutic, and for when I am feeling sad it is oddly uplifting. Thank you
One of the best ones yet. Thank you. Honesty is so hard to come by, it's such a relief to hear it.
I have been using youtube for years now, but this is my first comment ...GOOD JOB GUYS!!! Expecting a lot more videos!
This video has had an impact on me that words can't express. It is safe to say that this is one of my favorite videos from the internet.
This inspires me to think deeper. To know that everything is okay and what we call "normal" does not apply to everyone. Feeling what one feels is not what we should be ashamed of, there is a reason. Listening to it and questioning it is what brings one forward. Thank you for this incredibly comforting and beautiful video. I am hypnotized by the music.
This video is more than a simple UA-cam video and goes beyond philosophical reflection. This is a work of art. Thank you!
This is my favorite video on the internet
As someone who is essentially alone in a foreign land, I turn to your channel for the change in perspective that I need. Thank you so much for all of these wonderful videos. I believe you are part of the Avant Garde of this generation, pointing out human problems in a relatable and easy to digest way.
I always come back to this video when I feel down. The Wisdom and beauty of this video, complimented by the narrators voice just seem to heal my soul every time... thank you.
i cried like a baby
really?
You must be new to this channel - welcome.
thank you for showing me the bright side of this temperament
"It's a bittersweet symphony, this life" as the great philosopher R. Ashcroft once said.
I remember the first time I saw this video. It was one of the first videos I saw on this channel. I was living a very depressing time in my life and finding this video was like finding an oasis in the desert. I have it deep in my heart and I feel very lucky to have found it someday. Coming here and watching again is like meeting an old friend.
Thank you for this, TSOL.
And still, on time to time i came back here
Your video is near perfection.
As someone who is currently dealing with depression, I found this video to be so relating to what I'm going through. If truly felt great to see this perfect understanding and knowledge about the subject.
Thank you very much, your work made me cry with its beauty.
this made me cry...i don't know exactly why
l would be crying too if l was a monster living in a cave with a hopeless crash for Dylan Dog.
Me too
Same. The bit at the end where two ppl were standing together, then one leaves only a shadow, and the other persons standing there alone, hit me hard..
me too
Melancholy is the healthy, yet such a depressing form of sadness, making it addicting. I think my favorite way to experience a melancholic episode is to hear things muffled, see things in less color. I try to look at the world from the 3rd perspective. It's so easy to notice all the flaws, and how those flaws can be fixed. True strength and wisdom derives from pain, and to those who don't feel pain can seek melancholy to find their wisdom. A sense of peace and reality, not to be an pessimist or an optimist but to be a realist. I believe that it is impossible for there to be a truly honest world, but it is possible for there to be a peaceful one. A world of recognizing differences, a world of warmth towards each other, a world of acceptance. If only we focused on the real problems, not the anomalies, it would be a peaceful dream. But after all, it's better to act than to dream.
Can the world really do that?
I still come back to this video whenever I'm melancholic. it's very calming.
Just recently found this and i can’t thank you enough for how much it’s helped me...it really puts things into perspective when i’m feeling down
I feel sorry for the bee.
This is one of the most important channels on UA-cam. The depth with which they approach issues like this is so refreshing and such a warm reminder that there are people out there who understand the complexities and fragility of the human mind.
OMG THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL...THE MUSIC, THE SOFT UNDERTONES, THE ANIMATION , HER VOICE! OMG.
Your videos on melancholy have put into words a feeling I have been struggling to understand. Thank you School of Life
Brilliantly made, I absolutely loved it. I wouldn't be able to describe or express melancholy better than by showing this video!
this is easily one on their best videos. The art is calming and her voice is amazing.
The narrator's voice has the most calming effect in-laced with the instrumental background score.
Well written, well animated. Beautifully crafted video.💙
What is that ambient track in the background????? it's phenomenal !!
That was very uplifting, despite its overtone. I needed that.
"The melancholy facts shouldn't make us desperate, rather more forgiving, kinder, and better able to focus on what really matters, while there is still time." this line hits me hard
wow! this was beautifully made! I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that life is not about ending suffering but rather to diminish the pain and make it bearable.
I was feeling melancholic and in the exact moment this video came around. Thank you
I wish I could listen to her voice + ambient sound and music non-stop, audio going on for hours and not having to press the replay button every three minutes
That bit where the tear turns into the oceans...WOW!
In grief people often feel shunned which makes no sense since grief is one of the things that unites humanity. Even other animals can grieve...
This is, without a doubt, up there with my favorite videos of all time. I keep watching it over and over just to keep feeling the raw emotion it evokes.The simplicity and innocence of the animation, the hauntingly mellow score and narration, the depth of the theme itself...thank you, School of Life, for absolutely beautiful content like this