My initial reaction to reading Salman Akhtar's first chapter, “The Trauma of Geographical Dislocation,” which discusses the loss of natural environment for an immigrant, was one of annoyance: I found him exaggerating the loss and underestimating the happiness that some immigrants may feel, having escaped from their politically oppressed home countries and been welcomed in America. Shortly thereafter, I recovered an important memory that melted away my defensive “annoyance.” Visiting Berlin a few years ago to attend an IPA Congress, I experienced a nostalgic reaction to the scent of blooming linden trees. I was pleasantly surprised to