Homesick?

I am finally at home after July 17, 2008 for a 10 day long vacation to relax and rejuvenate myself after my Test II which went for 3 days. Seriously 3rd year of engineering is the one where all start gearing up and it becomes tough to pace up with the race. Aright agreed the initial lines of this post don’t match with the title but what’s the harm if I give you a feeler of the background?
The disease of feeling homesick carries with itself various side effects (as observed by me – in me specially) namely mood swings, lack of efficiency, decreasing level of concentration, the "m in no mood" behavior etc. Since I don’t come from a medical or a counseling behavior and am currently pursuing a logical course I would like to deal with the Why of this disease.

This thought came in my mind when I saw one side of my personality (again) yesterday doing activities I don’t do back in my hostel. Remaining careless, draped in the most comfy attire (even if it is not my size), walking on the street near my house with loud music in my ears (obviously not disturbing the public around me…yes I have manners too!). Acting and reacting without any calculated second thoughts after long was an easy job at hand which made me “Feel at Home” in real sense. The half of real me which was hidden once outside my home was allowed to live again. This was the cause of homesick for the people living away from home. I know many of you readers will differ from this explanation but please read on for the justification.

For those who feel homesick because of reasons like missing parents, siblings, friends and even your room then kindly analyze the above paragraph. When not at home you are deprived of your belongings, be it your near and dear ones or your materialistic stuff. One side of your personality is not able react in the manner it is used to. Chatting over necessary and unnecessary topics, fighting, eating your favorite brownies, sleeping for endless hours….whatever may be your daily activity for one part of your brain and heart, you are depriving your body of that. And my dear, reader once a particular ingredient is missing then even the best dishes in the world taste bland.

No need of writing this sentence, but this is all what counts as the main cause for the disease better termed as homesick by many of us.