Thinking of the displacement of Palestinians, and the killing off of entire extended families, and of what it means to be so tied to a place, so. tied. to. a. place.

Is there a gap in my understanding?

I am a part of culture that has TV shows devoted to tracing ancestors on their journey to this place from some other continent.

Or how that it’s a truth universally acknowledged that upon reaching adulthood, a young person says, No way could I afford to buy a house where I grew up.