“You don’t really suppose, do you,
that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your
sole benefit? You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of
you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”
“Thank goodness!” said Bilbo laughing,
and handed him the tobacco jar.
Thank you, Gandalf! Your lack of sentimentality has once
again brought me back to reality. Indeed, I am not the only ex-pat experiencing
thoughts and feelings like those I have expressed in previous posts, nor have I
begun to scratch the surface when it comes to living cross-culturally. I am not
the only voice speaking for ex-pats across the globe, or for those patriots that
find themselves dwelling in a second or third culture within their home
country. Reading the words of other ex-pat authors residing in India has
enriched my life, and to them I am grateful. As for me, I hope that all my
adventures will not be for my sole benefit. After all, I am only quite a little
gal living in a very wide world after all! Thank goodness!
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