Full circle?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="She">She</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> “<span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>” - <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wanderer">wanderer</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pencil">pencil</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pencil">pencil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span>, “<span word="she">she</span>”, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="adventure">adventure</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="routine">routine</span>, <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="unexciting">unexciting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="suppressive">suppressive</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="adventures">adventures</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="folk">folk</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="brief">brief</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stifling">stifling</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="home">home</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slowness">slowness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>-<span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="kin">kin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindred">kindred</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="restless">restless</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnet">magnet</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sleeps">sleeps</span> <span word="soundly">soundly</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="nightmares">nightmares</span>). “<span word="Popularity">Popularity</span>” <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p>
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