Adam Clarke believes that Paul is hinting at a ship metaphor here. He's referring to a ship captain in a foreign port who wants to go home to his family and hometown. Yet he knows his mission will be best fulfilled by staying on.
Sometimes we long just to have that longing, that identification with the life beyond. Imagine how little fear of dying we would have if we could all view death as going to our hometown after a long trip!
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