Why do you miss home so much?

Sometimes I am really confused that why there are so many people who always mention their roots, and always say that how they love their hometown and how they wish that they could return there immediately. When it comes to me, 19-year-old as I am, I have not realized that how much my hometown means to me. In my opinion, I just lived there for 18 years.

I was born in Changsha, capital city of Hunan Province. It is an historical city, which is more than 2,000 years old. However, you could not see many historical relics due to a disaster caused by the Japanese army during the 1940s. Before I was 12, it still seemed to be an undeveloped city. From then on, big changes happened on account of China’s joining into the World Trade Organization. Modern buildings have mushroomed in the city, and the expansion of it has become faster and faster.

Today Changsha has become very famous for its recreation and entertainment industry, which deeply reflects the spirit of Changsha people nowadays, which, I take leave to doubt, is not a suitable symbol for a historical and cultural city, and which, in my point of view, will make a person become lazy and less ambitious. Under this kind of circumstance, I think it is extremely difficult for a person to calm down and do some thinking.

Living in this city, I was always dreaming of leaving for a place where there are a lot of challenges which can make me vigorous and excited. Now I am able to go out and find a place more suitable for fulfilling my dreams.

I do not regret what I have done and I will not miss my roots very much, just as a saying goes,“ Since you have chosen to go far away, you just have to care about your way.”