how far do we have to go to come back

Welcome to the second sight.
Last night, a few lines were resonating in my head-

It took me a few hours in a flight to be where I am,
but in reality it took me more than those hours.
For it took me to leave behind where, what & why,
of my existence and what was truly ours.

I will take some time to get this particular creation in shape and I am not sure of the direction I am going to give it. But, I think this is all a part of a larger existential dilemma.

Why does life never give you a choice at times? Oh yeah, Life will shout back! I always give you a choice - progress or stagnation; stay back or move on. But I say to Life that you only ever give me a choice between, say, the 2 things that I really want. You never give me a choice between a thing that I dont want and a thing that I want.