Sense Of Belonging

I think people are only capable of understanding the world on their own terms. By that logic, it is condescending for someone to think they understand how other people feel just because they had similar experiences: There may be a normal, general case, but one's experiences are unique to oneself. No two snowflakes are identical, so to speak.

I had a conversation with a friend concerning the matter of a sense of belonging. He's been around, but ultimately came home because home was the only place he felt like he truly belonged. It is an intriguing idea, of course, that one has a place that one feels rooted to and wishes to return to. Of course, it irks me that he thinks I would feel the same if I were to do it as well.

Of course, I have not (though I plan to) and I intend to shortly. It will be a nice new experience, whatever the outcome. However, I am skeptical as to whether I would miss home, because I have no concept for home. For me, home is wherever I happen to be. In fact, oddly enough, I actually feel momentarily lost when I get "home" from overseas simply because I find that I have habituated to the new surroundings. Sadly, there is no way for me to definitively answer that assertion of his because I have not crossed the bridge and know not what lies on the other end. It will be an interesting note for posterity however.