Emigration by choice vs forced displacement

Emigration BY CHOICE	Emigration FORCED DISPLACEMENT
I pursue for a brighter future	I run away from a threat
I am scared but excitement prevails	I am terrified and in search of a safe place
The world is full of opportunities. I am on it!	The world is hostile. I cannot trust it
There's no place for me but that is a question of time	There is no place for me and I feel like a victim
I miss home but it's quite exciting and promising over here	I want to go home
	I cannot handle it and I return home (the pain of being far away from your home starts to override the fear of a physical threat)
At some point in the middle (you see the reality)	At some point in the middle (you see the reality)
Not everything is as good. It's more complicated than I have expected it to be	Not everything is as bad. Some things are easier and more welcoming
Self-doubt. What if I was wrong about this?	Inspiration. What if my life can be better here than at home?
Nostalgia	Nostalgia
I go back and forth between opportunities of a new life (not always as joyful) and nostalgia, I constantly compare this life here and past life at home	I go back and forth between opportunities of a new life (not always as joyful) and nostalgia, I constantly compare this life here and past life at home
At some point later (you adapt or not)	At some point later (you adapt or not)
​I thoughtfully bring my roots into my daily life (roots – what you miss about your home - traditions, culture)	​I thoughtfully bring my roots into my daily life (roots – what you miss about your home - traditions, culture)
I am happy for having made this choice many years ago and I can delightfully acknowledge my effort (I am the author of my life)	I am grateful that once in a very dreadful moment of my life I was given this chance and I took it (circumstances made a choice for me but I have managed to nail it – so I am taking credit for it)
Or I chose to go home (already containing very special experience)	​Or I chose to go home (already containing very special experience)