being in a foreign country without knowing anyone has a few consequences:
1. no one knows your reputation
2. no one knows your past
3. no one knows your family
4. no one knows your friends
it is like starting on a blank slate with nothing to hide behind. who you are becomes evident to the people around you, but most of all, to yourself. i'm learning how i have so not arrived. i'm seeing how far i've slid backwards, or maybe just how far off the mark i started from.
what would you do if you could throw off all expectations put on you by your parents, teachers, society, and yourself? what makes your heart smile and gives you boundless energy? if you had to do one thing repeatedly for the rest of your life, what would it be? how would your life change if your passion had as much priority as your routine? what are your loves, your longings, your liturgies?
these are all questions that keep me awake tonight.
I feel you. and i know who you are. and i know you will be true to that person. I also love and miss you.
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