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Hi Manpreet,
Accept it in your heart who you are, dont fight the love that's emerging in you. Though i was born in india, i lived in australia & US for a long time now. But the enotion and the rush of love you feel while being on vacation is diffrent when u endure the power cut, office politics, family gossips. But remember, these things are common in countris like US & Canada too. Maybe not power cuts, becuase they happen for 2-4 minutes max. But what India offers is the feeling of oneness, no matter where u r, u'll never feel out of place, u'll always find a friend to talk to, the normal rickshawwallah, panwalla, driver, a rich guy travelling next to u, we all relate to something at a core level.
I see power cuts as a boon in disguise, no tv, no distractions, pure family time, quite time, u can talk, have meaniful funny talks. Office politics are HORRIBLE in countires like US, i dont know abt Canada. But everyone is trying to get to the other person, talking ill, if u hear a immigrant talk in his language or listen to his accent, people r so judgemental. C'mon....
So, at every level, all the countries are the same, people believe in families, moral values, trust, and love. These dont change no matter which country u r in.
Accept it, that u love India for what it gave you. Chalk out real plans of how would it be like, who'd you have for ur support system, where would u live, work, etc. The more u delay these, the lesser u feel compromised and just spend more time watching indian tv at home, listen to hindi songs while driving, and always wonder.
Somebody here said, everyone is dying to bein ur shoes, i dont agree, Read the latest time magazine, u dont need an article to prove india is growing with growth rate higher than US. Any person, who sees the life here would never want to be in "your shoes", nothing can compensate for the loneliness and yearning u feel.
The was love you felt when u were crying, dear manpreet. |