Getting a bunch of emails from friends is making me missing home. Aside from being on vacation, I wanted to see how it feels to be on the road for a period of time. I used to always get homesick by the end of two weeks. Part of me think that we subconsciously try hard not to think about home. Thinking that we are still a month away from home brings a bit of tightening to my stomach.

Buddhism says that desire is the source of suffering. That maybe be true but I wouldn't want to give up the taste of joy and passion to avoid the feel of pain. The question is how we turn desire into healthy drives and discipline so that we are not overtaken by it but able to enjoy the fruit of having desires.

Our longing for home is being turned into appreciations of the opportunities of being here.