Day 2, Long Nap
Dear S:
Over the past few months I've often woken up feeling disoriented. I always feel like I've woken up in a place which feels like home, but then I realize after a few seconds that I'm not actually home and I adjust to my surroundings.
I've been back at home [i.e. my parents' house] for a week now -- this is a big deal since I'd only been back once in the past three years. I took a nap today and woke up with the same sequence of events: vaguely feeling like I'm home, and then realizing that I'm not actually home.
What's home anyway? It's both a feeling and a place, I guess. If you asked me where the place was, I'd say it was my parents' house. If you asked me what the feeling was, I'd say it was peace.
You can permanently lose your home-place if something bad happens to it. Can you permanently lose your home-feeling?
Over the past few months I've often woken up feeling disoriented. I always feel like I've woken up in a place which feels like home, but then I realize after a few seconds that I'm not actually home and I adjust to my surroundings.
I've been back at home [i.e. my parents' house] for a week now -- this is a big deal since I'd only been back once in the past three years. I took a nap today and woke up with the same sequence of events: vaguely feeling like I'm home, and then realizing that I'm not actually home.
What's home anyway? It's both a feeling and a place, I guess. If you asked me where the place was, I'd say it was my parents' house. If you asked me what the feeling was, I'd say it was peace.
You can permanently lose your home-place if something bad happens to it. Can you permanently lose your home-feeling?
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10:00 PM
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