He sees the past of a person's life and that of their country as two things that coincide. By going back to his roots and exploring his home he is forced to admire and think about his past in ways that most people do not consider. Many authors tend to focus only on high points of history and write about clean-cut and moving situations. It's too neat, too easy, and it can't be right. Rather than shining a false light on one's past and striving to find only interesting and cheerful concepts to write about, one must delve into a history and find the greasy, troublesome details, which are really what allow a nation to grow independent and strong.
Every valley glows with pain.
Although he may be able to come to grips with trials of his past, he will never completely catch up with himself because even when he steps down from the train he can barely stand in the present because the world steals his time. Once more I turn to greet ground that flees from my feet.