In our culture we seem to be afraid of sadness, and we do not have enough words to describe the wistful and bitter-sweet nuances of this soulful emotion. All too often we are left with one word: depression. While one in 5 people may experience depression at some point in ...

We do not have enough words to describe the nuances of sadness. If we did, we would have as many words for sadness as the Inuit have for the white stuff. As it is we are all too often left with one word: depression. And this just won’t do. While ...