Everyday Life
To change my fortunes, should I return home or travel elsewhere?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Choose what suits you rather than assume returning home is best or overseas travel necessary. Some change mood and state by leaving familiar surroundings; others feel recharged returning to a long-unvisited birthplace.
I understand the folk idea of crossing water through different places having different energies. Visiting elsewhere also shifts your state. Overseas travel is not required; within means, another region can offer an experience of difference.
Birthplaces connect with life’s beginning, which I describe as roots. Yet if life there was difficult and improved elsewhere, being home does not automatically make return suitable.
YOYO studied tourism and traveled widely for work. Looking back, she felt life went more smoothly at a distance. That is her experience, not everyone’s path. If uncertain, discuss or divine local and distant choices, then weigh personal circumstances.