The view from the middle belongs to neither bank completely.

Standing between two sides gives you something neither side has and takes away the comfort both of them enjoy. You can see how each looks from the other, and you belong entirely to neither, which is the price of the view. People in that position are often asked to choose, and the asking usually comes from those who have never had to.

If you are between two groups, two countries, or two ways of thinking, treat the position as a vantage rather than an unfinished decision. Describing honestly what each side cannot see is work that only you can do from where you stand.