"The melancholic's bandwidth may be just a bit broader than your average Joe's, and that is often his curse, and sometimes also his blessing.

He sees beauty in more things, which is a luxury, because it is not a biological imperative.

His curse is that his outlook on life cannot be optimistic, since his (more accurate) reading of people and events seldom gives him cause for cheer.

The melancholic may be more prone to psychosomatic ailments, but he is also rewarded with a richer sensory world. He can take joy in the most mundane of things, such as sitting on his pot, for instance, and that's reason enough for him to get out of bed each morning."
--- from a Life! article by Richard Lim

how true.

if i had a choice...i would rather be a melancholic than an indifferent and insensitive person.

it's a better bargain to be able to feel beyond and enjoy the beautiful subtleties of life...and also the pain and tragedies that has to come along with living.