In pursuit of my purpose

 In pursuit of my purpose, I left many things behind in distant lands. This required strength and determination then, often at the cost of relationships and comfort.

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The physical and emotional distance from home and the passage of time bring a bittersweet realization that both people and places evolve while the love you once knew remains a constant.

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Every time I visit home, I am reminded of what I am losing. With each loss, whether it's someone who has passed away due to old age or someone taken too soon, I realize that the ultimate goal is to leave this world. Moving away from home does not feel like a significant loss in that context.

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Every time I go home, I discover something new in the old place: a new building, newer roads, commercial complexes, highrises, and more highrises. We both fail to recognize. I ask the highrise, "When have you come up?" and they ask, "Who are you?"

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Everything has changed on the streets, but people are still the same: loving, caring and giving. The comfort they offer can't easily be replicated.

They hug us with the same feeling, serve us with the same love, and bid goodbye in anticipation of meeting each other sooner rather than later.

For the unblemished love and hugs, I feel like going back again and again.

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Every trip back is a reminder of life slipping out like sand.

The delicate threads connecting my past to my present are slowly snapping one at a time, pushing me into uncharted territories, creating new spaces for my soul to find its purpose.

Every visit back home is destiny's message to me about life's impermanence.

I am learning to live with good intent and a greater purpose in reconciling my past with the present.

It's time to give back to the place and people who supported me in finding my strengths and helping me identify my purpose.

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