The Ephemeral Nature of Nostalgia The latest installment of Column 8 has left me pondering the fleeting nature of nostalgia.
Beneath the seemingly innocuous anecdotes about bygone days, I detect a deeper commentary on the human experience: our tendency to both romanticize and disparage the past.
One aspect that stood out was Geoff Maynard's recollection of his 1971 classroom at Pennant Hills High – an "oven in summer and fridge in winter" with nary a fan or heater to be found.