I want to unsee the world.

When I lived in my hometown, I felt so confined. I felt like a "bird without wings, a butterfly without colors," as explained in my diary. I wanted to travel and see the world. I wanted to contribute to humanity and be someone, before I died. I detested the mundane life I was living with my parents, huffing and puffing at the thought of staying there forever with my potential locked away. I was…