Obsession or God's given desire

To be totally honest, not many minutes go by in my day where I do not think about India. I really have to make sure I do not talk about it all the time because I am sure that it would become a bore to my friends. I have a select few friends that I know I can rave on to and who share my passion with India.

I have thought long and hard about whether I am being a bit obsessed or whether it is God who has given me this desire to find out all I can about India. I can liken it to being pregnant. I feel very much the same. I find out every bit of information that I can even though I have had six kids. You would think I have learned enough by now. I find by reading and investigating, it prepares me and gets me mentally prepared. The same goes with India. I believe God has placed a love and fascination with the country and it's people. I think it would be rude and arrogant to go to a new country, a new culture, and not be aware of its customs, religious beliefs, its politics, it's food, its language, its clothing, its social customs. The more I can be aware of these things, the more I can embrace the culture and be aware of how not to offend people and how to show respect to those whose country they are letting me share. I do not take it for granted that we are aliens who are being welcomed in. ( although in saying that, we don't have visas yet, I have full faith that we will though) Hhmmm aliens, I am having visions of the slimy green kind with big eyes and antennae type eyes. I hope we can blend better than they could but with our kids with blond hair and blue eyes, it may be hard to fade into the back ground :)