Exotic creatures with romanticised back stories are often offered charmed existences, away from their natural habitats.
One only needs to see the places they come from, to realise the illusory nature of the deal.
Many of them are caught up in humdrum, insular lifestyles, so they don’t realise what has happened when the boot goes on the other foot.
In any case, issues of this sort only matter as much as one wants them to.
We can all make the most of who we are. Why not?
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