Never totally at home

Anyway, we were taught that every culture has its good and bad points, and that every language makes different things easier or harder to say. We were also taught that it's possible to bridge the cultural gap and convey truth despite these differences. In fact, we were taught a basic underlying principle that changed our lives. In fact, it's already changed your life. The basic principle is this: If you want to feel at home in more than one culture, you can't let yourself feel totally at home in any culture.

-- Larry Wall, Yet Another Perl Conference, August 20, 1997

[ 10 September 2006 12:06 am submitted by Unknown ]