A big, cold castle
“A man’s (and a woman’s) home is their castle”
But a castle can be a huge, cold, forbidding place, even though it is by nature a place of safety.
A person’s home needs to be a nest. Of course it needs to be a safe place. It also needs to be a place of comfort, a cozy place, a place where the values of kindness, faithfulness, mutual delight, honesty, healing, encouragement and acceptance make for a warm glow and a place of peace and serenity as well as a place of joyful noise, dancing, creating, music, laughter and wise counsel.
Home sweet Home
Having said that, I realise that it doesn’t have a whole lot to do with decor, interior decorating, art collections, quality canned music or expensive materials. It has everything to do with the kind of people who populate the space called “home”.
The only basic requirements for a home are a comfortable temperature, comfortable furniture, the means of preparing meals, staying more or less hygienic and an opportunity to get away from a greedy, hostile society and the hard grind of toil as well as being a haven from bad weather.
How much is the place where you reside a “home”? Or is it just a “house”, a safe, cold, castle cluttered with meaningless expensive junk?
Paul
