Close to home?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span>, <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Globalization">Globalization</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disconnected">disconnected</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>”.</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="road">road</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="acute">acute</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, 24 <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p>
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