I was not descending in a plane, coming Home. I was watching an alien world as it ascended towards me - and one that I could never begin the process of readjusting to, because I knew that I would just as soon be returning to another world, whose normality was as alien to this home as I now was. Jake Wood
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I was not descending in a plane , coming Home. I was watching an alien world as it ascended towards me - and one that I could never begin the process of readjusting to, because I knew that I would just as soon be returning to another world, whose normality was as alien to this home as I now was. The essay is about how love for one’s country can sometimes have a detrimental effect on one’s ability to fall in love again with another country. The author has been in love with his native nation, England, all his life.

He writes about how he has always had a deep love for England but how this love has dramatically altered his ability to fall in love with someone else. He believes that falling in love with another country is something that is impossible for him due to the strong connection he feels with his native land. He believes that he will never be able to find someone who will be able to break through the shell of the English nationalism that he has built up over the years.

Source: Among You: The Extraordinary True Story Of A Soldier Broken By War

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