Weltschmerz: a german word that means
"the depression that arises from comparing the world as it is to a hypothetical idealised world."
basically: its when you compare your current situation to a better, more ideal situation and then you feel angry or sad about that. i guarantee you that you've felt this at least once before in your life. whether it was because you felt left out with friends, lost a job opportunity, got a bad grade on a test, etc.
theres always that sense of "what if" or "could/ would".
this kind of feeling can bring you down and make you feel kinda depressed. so what do we do when we feel this?
we must remember to stay down to earth. stop fantasying about "could be" or "would be". take life as it is and work for more.













