Where is home? - Pico Iyer
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where do you come from it's such a
where do you come from it's such a
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simple question but these days of course
simple question but these days of course
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simple questions bring ever more
simple questions bring ever more
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complicated answers people are always
complicated answers people are always
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asking me where I come from and they're
asking me where I come from and they're
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expecting me to say India and they're
expecting me to say India and they're
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absolutely right in so far as 100% of my
absolutely right in so far as 100% of my
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blood and ancestry does come from India
blood and ancestry does come from India
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except I've never lived one day of my
except I've never lived one day of my
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life there I can't speak even one word
life there I can't speak even one word
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of its more than 22,000 dialects so I
of its more than 22,000 dialects so I
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don't think I've really earned the right
don't think I've really earned the right
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to call myself an Indian and if where do
to call myself an Indian and if where do
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you come from means where were you born
you come from means where were you born
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and raised and educated then I'm
and raised and educated then I'm
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entirely of that funny little country
entirely of that funny little country
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known as England
known as England
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except I left England as soon as I
except I left England as soon as I
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completed my undergraduate education and
completed my undergraduate education and
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all the time I was growing up I was the
all the time I was growing up I was the
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only kid in all my classes who didn't
only kid in all my classes who didn't
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begin to look like the classic English
begin to look like the classic English
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Heroes represented in our
Heroes represented in our
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textbooks and if where do you come from
textbooks and if where do you come from
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means where do you pay your taxes where
means where do you pay your taxes where
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do you see your doctor and your dentist
do you see your doctor and your dentist
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then I'm very much of the United States
then I'm very much of the United States
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and I have been for 48 years now since I
and I have been for 48 years now since I
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was a really small child except for many
was a really small child except for many
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of those years I've had to hry around
of those years I've had to hry around
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this funny little pink card with green
this funny little pink card with green
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lines running through my face
lines running through my face
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identifying me as a permanent alien I do
identifying me as a permanent alien I do
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actually feel more alien the longer I
actually feel more alien the longer I
live
live
live
there
there
there
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and if where do you come from means
and if where do you come from means
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which place goes deepest inside you and
which place goes deepest inside you and
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where do you try to spend most of your
where do you try to spend most of your
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time then I'm Japanese because I've been
time then I'm Japanese because I've been
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living as much as I can for the last 25
living as much as I can for the last 25
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years in Japan except all of those years
years in Japan except all of those years
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I've been there on a tourist visa and
I've been there on a tourist visa and
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I'm fairly sure not many Japanese would
I'm fairly sure not many Japanese would
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want to consider me one of them and I
want to consider me one of them and I
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say all this just to stress how very
say all this just to stress how very
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old-fashioned and straightforward my
old-fashioned and straightforward my
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background is because when I go to Hong
background is because when I go to Hong
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Kong or Sydney or Vancouver most of the
Kong or Sydney or Vancouver most of the
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kids I meet are much more International
kids I meet are much more International
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and multiculture than I am and they have
and multiculture than I am and they have
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one home associated with their parents
one home associated with their parents
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but another associated with their
but another associated with their
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Partners a third connected Maybe with
Partners a third connected Maybe with
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the place where they happen to be a
the place where they happen to be a
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fourth connected with the place they
fourth connected with the place they
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dream of being and many more besides and
dream of being and many more besides and
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their whole life will be spent taking
their whole life will be spent taking
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pieces of many different places and
pieces of many different places and
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putting them together into a stained
putting them together into a stained
glass
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hole home for them is really a work in
hole home for them is really a work in
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progress It's like a project on which
progress It's like a project on which
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they're constantly adding upgrades and
they're constantly adding upgrades and
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improvements and
improvements and
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Corrections and for more and more of us
Corrections and for more and more of us
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home has really less to do with a piece
home has really less to do with a piece
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of soil then you could say with a piece
of soil then you could say with a piece
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of Soul if somebody suddenly asks me
of Soul if somebody suddenly asks me
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where's your home I think about my
where's your home I think about my
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sweetheart or my closest friends or the
sweetheart or my closest friends or the
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songs that travel with me wherever I
songs that travel with me wherever I
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happen to
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be and I'd always felt this way but it
be and I'd always felt this way but it
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really uh came home to me as it were
really uh came home to me as it were
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some years ago when I was climbing up
some years ago when I was climbing up
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the stairs in my parents house in
the stairs in my parents house in
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California and I looked through the
California and I looked through the
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living room windows and I saw that we
living room windows and I saw that we
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were encircled by 70t Flames one of
were encircled by 70t Flames one of
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those wildfires that regularly tear
those wildfires that regularly tear
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through the hills of California and many
through the hills of California and many
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other such
other such
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places and 3 hours later that fire had
places and 3 hours later that fire had
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reduced my home and every last thing in
reduced my home and every last thing in
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it except for me to
it except for me to
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Ash and when I woke up the next morning
Ash and when I woke up the next morning
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I was sleeping on a friend's floor the
I was sleeping on a friend's floor the
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only thing I had in the world was a
only thing I had in the world was a
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toothbrush I just bought from an allight
toothbrush I just bought from an allight
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Supermarket of course if anybody asked
Supermarket of course if anybody asked
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me then where is your home I literally
me then where is your home I literally
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couldn't point to any physical
couldn't point to any physical
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construction my home would have to be
construction my home would have to be
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whatever I carried around inside me and
whatever I carried around inside me and
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in so many ways I think this is a
in so many ways I think this is a
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terrific Liberation because when my
terrific Liberation because when my
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grandparents were born they pretty much
grandparents were born they pretty much
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had their sense of Home their sense of
had their sense of Home their sense of
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community even their sense of enmity
community even their sense of enmity
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assigned to them at Birth and didn't
assigned to them at Birth and didn't
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have much chance of stepping outside of
have much chance of stepping outside of
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that and nowadays at least some of us
that and nowadays at least some of us
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can choose our sense of Home create our
can choose our sense of Home create our
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sense of Community fashion our sense of
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self and in so doing maybe step a little
self and in so doing maybe step a little
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Beyond some of the black and white
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divisions of our grandparents age no
divisions of our grandparents age no
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coincidence that the president of the
coincidence that the president of the
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strongest Nation on Earth is half Kenyan
strongest Nation on Earth is half Kenyan
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partly raised in Indonesia as a Chinese
partly raised in Indonesia as a Chinese
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brother-in-law the number of people
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living in countries not their own now
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imaginable number but it means that if
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you took the whole population of Canada
you took the whole population of Canada
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and the whole population of Australia
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and then the whole population of
and then the whole population of
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Australia again and the whole population
Australia again and the whole population
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of Canada again and doubled that number
of Canada again and doubled that number
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you would still have fewer people than
you would still have fewer people than
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belong to this great floating tribe and
belong to this great floating tribe and
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the number of us who live outside the
the number of us who live outside the
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old nation state categories is
old nation state categories is
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increasing so quickly by 64 million just
increasing so quickly by 64 million just
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in the last 12 years that soon there
in the last 12 years that soon there
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will be more of us than there are
will be more of us than there are
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already we represent the fifth largest
already we represent the fifth largest
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Nation on Earth and in fact in Canada's
Nation on Earth and in fact in Canada's
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largest city Toronto the average
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resident today is what used to be called
resident today is what used to be called
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a foreigner somebody born in a very
a foreigner somebody born in a very
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country and I've always felt that the
country and I've always felt that the
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beauty of being surrounded by the
beauty of being surrounded by the
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foreign is that it slaps you awake you
foreign is that it slaps you awake you
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can't take anything for granted travel
can't take anything for granted travel
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for me is a little bit like being in
for me is a little bit like being in
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love because suddenly all your senses
love because suddenly all your senses
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are at the setting Mar marked on
are at the setting Mar marked on
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suddenly you're alert to the secret
suddenly you're alert to the secret
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patterns of the world the real Voyage of
patterns of the world the real Voyage of
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Discovery as Marcel PR famously said
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consists not in seeing new sights but in
consists not in seeing new sights but in
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looking with new eyes and of course once
looking with new eyes and of course once
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you have new eyes even the old sites
you have new eyes even the old sites
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even your home become something
even your home become something
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different many of the people living in
different many of the people living in
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countries not their own are refugees who
countries not their own are refugees who
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never wanted to leave home and ache to
never wanted to leave home and ache to
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go back home
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but for the fortunate Among Us I think
but for the fortunate Among Us I think
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the age of movement brings exhilarating
the age of movement brings exhilarating
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new possibilities certainly when I'm
new possibilities certainly when I'm
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traveling especially to the major cities
traveling especially to the major cities
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of the world the typical person I meet
of the world the typical person I meet
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today will be let's say a half Korean
today will be let's say a half Korean
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half German young woman living in
half German young woman living in
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Paris and as soon as she meets a half
Paris and as soon as she meets a half
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tie half Canadian young guy from
tie half Canadian young guy from
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Edinburgh she recognizes him as kin she
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realizes that she probably has much more
realizes that she probably has much more
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in common with him than with anybody
in common with him than with anybody
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entirely of Korea or entirely of Germany
entirely of Korea or entirely of Germany
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so they become friends they fall in love
so they become friends they fall in love
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they move to New York
they move to New York
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City and or Edinburgh uh and the little
City and or Edinburgh uh and the little
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girl who arises out of their Union will
girl who arises out of their Union will
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of course be not Korean or German or
of course be not Korean or German or
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French or Thai or scotch or Canadian or
French or Thai or scotch or Canadian or
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even American but a wonderful and
even American but a wonderful and
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constantly evolving mix of all those
constantly evolving mix of all those
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places and potentially everything about
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the way that young woman dreams about
the way that young woman dreams about
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the world writes about the world thinks
the world writes about the world thinks
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about the world could be something
about the world could be something
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different because it comes out of this
different because it comes out of this
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almost unprecedented blend of cultures
almost unprecedented blend of cultures
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where you come from now is much less
where you come from now is much less
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important than where you're going more
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and more of us are rooted in the future
and more of us are rooted in the future
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or the present tense as much as in the
or the present tense as much as in the
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past and home we know is not just the
past and home we know is not just the
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place where you happen to be born it's
place where you happen to be born it's
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yourself and yet there is one great
yourself and yet there is one great
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problem with movement and that is that
problem with movement and that is that
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it's really hard to get your bearings
it's really hard to get your bearings
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when you're in midair uh some years ago
when you're in midair uh some years ago
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I noticed that I had accumulated 1
I noticed that I had accumulated 1
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million miles on United Airlines alone
million miles on United Airlines alone
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uh you all know that crazy system 6 days
uh you all know that crazy system 6 days
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and and I began to think that really
and and I began to think that really
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movement was only as good as the sense
movement was only as good as the sense
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of Stillness that you could bring to it
of Stillness that you could bring to it
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to put it into
to put it into
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perspective and 8 months after my house
perspective and 8 months after my house
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burnt down I ran into a friend who
burnt down I ran into a friend who
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taught at a local high school and he
taught at a local high school and he
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said I've got the perfect place for you
said I've got the perfect place for you
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really I said and I'm always a bit
really I said and I'm always a bit
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skeptical when people say things like
skeptical when people say things like
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that no honestly he went on it's it's
that no honestly he went on it's it's
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only 3 hours away by car and it's not
only 3 hours away by car and it's not
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very expensive and it's probably not
very expensive and it's probably not
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like anywhere you've stayed before hm H
like anywhere you've stayed before hm H
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I was beginning to get slightly
I was beginning to get slightly
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intrigued what is it well here my friend
intrigued what is it well here my friend
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hem and ho well actually it's a it's a
hem and ho well actually it's a it's a
Catholic
Catholic
Catholic
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Hermitage this was the wrong answer um I
Hermitage this was the wrong answer um I
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had spent 15 years in Anglican school so
had spent 15 years in Anglican school so
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I had had enough himal and Crosses to
I had had enough himal and Crosses to
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last me a lifetime several lifetimes
last me a lifetime several lifetimes
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actually uh but my friend assured me
actually uh but my friend assured me
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that he wasn't Catholic nor were most of
that he wasn't Catholic nor were most of
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his students but he took his classes
his students but he took his classes
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there every spring and as he had it even
there every spring and as he had it even
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the most Restless distractable
the most Restless distractable
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testosterone adult 15-year-old
testosterone adult 15-year-old
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Californian boy only had to spend 3 days
Californian boy only had to spend 3 days
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in silence and something in him cooled
in silence and something in him cooled
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down and cleared out he found
down and cleared out he found
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himself and I thought anything that
himself and I thought anything that
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works for a 15-year-old boy ought to
works for a 15-year-old boy ought to
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work for me so I got in my car and I
work for me so I got in my car and I
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drove three Ys North along the coast and
drove three Ys North along the coast and
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the roads grew emptier and narrower and
the roads grew emptier and narrower and
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then I turned onto an even even narrower
then I turned onto an even even narrower
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path barely paved that snaked for 2
path barely paved that snaked for 2
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miles up to the top of a
miles up to the top of a
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mountain and when I got out of my car
mountain and when I got out of my car
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the air was pulsing the whole place was
the air was pulsing the whole place was
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absolutely silent but the silence wasn't
absolutely silent but the silence wasn't
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an absence of noise it was really a
an absence of noise it was really a
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presence of a kind of energy or
presence of a kind of energy or
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quickening and at my feet was the great
quickening and at my feet was the great
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still blue plate of the Pacific Ocean
still blue plate of the Pacific Ocean
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all around me were 800 acres of wild dry
all around me were 800 acres of wild dry
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brush and I went down to the room in
brush and I went down to the room in
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which I was to be sleeping small but
which I was to be sleeping small but
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eminently comfortable it had a bed and a
eminently comfortable it had a bed and a
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rocking chair and a long desk and even
rocking chair and a long desk and even
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longer picture windows looking out on a
longer picture windows looking out on a
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small private Walled Garden and then
small private Walled Garden and then
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12200 ft of golden pampus grass running
12200 ft of golden pampus grass running
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down to the
down to the
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Sea and I sat down and I began to write
Sea and I sat down and I began to write
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and write and write even though I'd gone
and write and write even though I'd gone
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there really to get away from my desk
there really to get away from my desk
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and by the time I got up 4 hours had
and by the time I got up 4 hours had
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passed night had fallen and I went out
passed night had fallen and I went out
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under this great overturned salt shaker
under this great overturned salt shaker
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of stars and I could see the tail lights
of stars and I could see the tail lights
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of cars disappearing around the
of cars disappearing around the
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Headlands 12 mil to the South and it
Headlands 12 mil to the South and it
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really seemed like my concerns of the
really seemed like my concerns of the
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previous day
previous day
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Vanishing and the next day when I woke
Vanishing and the next day when I woke
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up in the absence of telephones and TVs
up in the absence of telephones and TVs
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and laptops the day seemed to stretch
and laptops the day seemed to stretch
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for a thousand hours it was really all
for a thousand hours it was really all
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the freedom I know when I'm traveling
the freedom I know when I'm traveling
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but it also profoundly felt like coming
but it also profoundly felt like coming
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home and I'm not a religious person so I
home and I'm not a religious person so I
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didn't go to the services I didn't
didn't go to the services I didn't
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consult the monks for guidance I just
consult the monks for guidance I just
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took walks along the monastery Road and
took walks along the monastery Road and
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sent postcards to loved ones I looked at
sent postcards to loved ones I looked at
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the clouds and I did what is hardest of
the clouds and I did what is hardest of
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all for me to do usually which is
all for me to do usually which is
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nothing at
nothing at
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all and I started to go back to this
all and I started to go back to this
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place and I noticed that I was doing my
place and I noticed that I was doing my
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most important work there invisibly just
most important work there invisibly just
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by sitting still and certainly coming to
by sitting still and certainly coming to
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my most critical decisions the way I
my most critical decisions the way I
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never could when I was racing from the
never could when I was racing from the
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last email to the next appointment and I
last email to the next appointment and I
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began to think that something in me had
began to think that something in me had
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really been crying out for Stillness but
really been crying out for Stillness but
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of course I couldn't hear it because I
of course I couldn't hear it because I
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was running around so much I was like
was running around so much I was like
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some crazy guy who puts on a blindfold
some crazy guy who puts on a blindfold
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and then complains that he can't see a
and then complains that he can't see a
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thing and I thought back to that
thing and I thought back to that
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wonderful phrase I had learned as a boy
wonderful phrase I had learned as a boy
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from senica in which he says that man is
from senica in which he says that man is
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poor not who has little but who hankers
poor not who has little but who hankers
after
after
after
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more and of course I'm not suggesting
more and of course I'm not suggesting
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that anybody here go to a monastery
that anybody here go to a monastery
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that's not the point but I do think it's
that's not the point but I do think it's
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only by stopping movement that you can
only by stopping movement that you can
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see where to go and it's only by
see where to go and it's only by
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stepping out of your life and the world
stepping out of your life and the world
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that you can see what you most deeply
that you can see what you most deeply
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care about and find a home and I've
care about and find a home and I've
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noticed so many people now take
noticed so many people now take
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conscious measures to sit quietly for 30
conscious measures to sit quietly for 30
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minutes every morning just collecting
minutes every morning just collecting
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themselves in one corner of the room
themselves in one corner of the room
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without their devices or go running
without their devices or go running
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every evening or leave their cell phones
every evening or leave their cell phones
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behind when they go to have a long
behind when they go to have a long
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conversation with a
conversation with a
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friend movement is a fantastic privilege
friend movement is a fantastic privilege
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and it allows us to do so much that our
and it allows us to do so much that our
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grandparents could never have dreamed of
grandparents could never have dreamed of
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doing but movement ultimately only has a
doing but movement ultimately only has a
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meaning if you have a home to go back to
meaning if you have a home to go back to
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and Home in the end is of course not
and Home in the end is of course not
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just the place where you sleep it's the
just the place where you sleep it's the
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place where you
place where you
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you
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