Nostalgia is usually a sudden pleasant memory triggered by a present stimulus. The other day I opened a new bottle of bath creme which immediately sent me back to my youth. The scent was described as lilac but to me it was the scent of violets and especially reminded me of the violet flavoured sweets we sometimes had. I think my brother once used some to try to disguise that he had been smoking! Not a good move, whoever heard of a teenage boy wanting to smell of violets. Nostalgia is usually a pleasant but maybe bitter-sweet thing. The smell of Astral soap always reminds me of a childhood holiday at my uncle's farmhouse. Sometimes it is not possible to know why these triggers happen. Do you often have nostalgic moments?
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