Me tenant comme je suis, un pied dans un pays et l'autre en un autre, je trouve ma condition tres heureuse, en ce qu'elle est libre.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author feels fortunate to live between countries because this position grants freedom.
- In plain terms
- I am happy living in two places because it makes me free.
- What can you take from it?
- Existing between boundaries can offer unique personal liberty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does location affect your sense of freedom?
- What does it mean to belong nowhere?
Another view
Freedom from one nation may imply lack of protection in another.
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