Homesickness a worldwide issue

Homesickness a worldwide issue
Published:  28 Mar at 4 PM
A recent poll by Gallop World has revealed that a quarter of adults in the world (1.1 billion people) want to move to another country temporarily in order to find more profitable work, revealed the Deccan Herald.

In addition, 630 million other people would take up the chance of moving overseas permanently. The desire to leaves one’s home country often arises from necessity and poverty, but it also stems from a sure belief that such mobility is now possible.

Those who embrace this cosmopolitan view assume that people are able to make anywhere in the world their home, and that they don’t need to be tied to one place. This outlook was previously a strange and somewhat threatening issue related to the Enlightenment; however, it is now viewed as central to the worldwide economy.

It leads to greater opportunity and profits, although it also has widespread psychological costs. In almost 10 year’s research into the experiences and emotions of migrants and immigrants, it has been discovered that many individuals who leave home in the hope of better prospects eventually feel depressed and displaced. However, few will openly speak of the pain leaving home has brought them.

This emotional style became a regular feature among Americans who moved about in the 20th century, although it represented departures from earlier days. During the 19th century, Americans admitted that constantly being on the move was emotionally draining. Medical journals looked into the condition, often calling it nostalgia.