Home Quote by Cheryl A. Tuggle
““Ordinary homesickness is a miserable feeling, a temporary illness healed by reunion or return. But pining for a home that exists only in your memory is a more chronic ailment. It flares up painfully then subsides, but it's never really cured.””
About This Quote
It contrasts ordinary homesickness, which eases with reunion, with longing for an imagined past home that persists.
In simple terms: Missing a real home heals; missing an imagined one lingers.
Key Takeaway
Distinguish real loss from idealized longing.
Themes
home
memory
longing
healing
Mood
melancholic
thoughtful
Type
reflective
philosophical
When to use this quote
- family separation
- immigration
- grief counseling
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
nostalgia
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you cling to imagined pasts?
- How can you honor memory while living now?
A Different Perspective
Idealized memories can hinder present fulfillment.
![“[After my mother died, I had a feeling that was] not unlike the homesickness that always filled me for the first few days when I went to stay at my grandparents'' house, and even, I was stunned to discover, during the first few months of my freshman year at college. It was not really the home my…” quote by Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab8/anna-quindlen-467_children_after-my-mother-died-i-had-a-feeling-tha_2710339.jpg)
![“I don't like being away from home. That's one reason why I don't work as much as I used to [when I started my career], because so many things are on the road. I just don't want to be away from my husband, my dogs and my home. I don't sing that much any more because that also takes you on the road.” quote by Jane Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07c/jane-powell-36243_away-from-home_i-don-t-like-being-away-from-home-that-s_278.jpg)
