Professor Vladimir Vukašinović on the phenomenon of "Sunday Depression" and its causes: Here's who it affects and which ancestral covenant these people have forgotten to fulfill
Man is created to love and be loved. He has such a huge potential within him, created in God's image and created to love. And if he does not love, if he does not give, share, or spend the love he has, it remains within him and returns to him like a boomerang, stated Father Vasilije.
TL;DR
- Many people experience sadness and unfulfillment on Sundays, even when they have leisure time.
- Professor Vladimir Vukašinović links this 'Sunday depression' to a spiritual void and the neglect of attending church.
- He suggests that this feeling is a result of not fulfilling an innate need to connect with the divine, a practice followed by ancestors.
- Engaging in church services, prayer, and Christian practices can help overcome this spiritual emptiness.
- The article also touches on the concept of love as a fundamental human need and the Orthodox Christian view of sadness and despair.