The topic is Difference between Home and House
Is there a difference between a house and a
home?
Let's see.....
A house
and a home - Two words with very different meanings. Most
of the time, their meaning is regarded the same. If you have a house, you have
a home, that’s what people think. But this is a false statement. A house is
nothing but a material thing, something that can protect us from the scorching
sun or a terrible storm. People believe that the bigger their house is, the
wealthier they are and the happier the home is.
A home
is totally different. A home is where your true happiness lies, a sacred
sanctuary where your role joy resides. The comfort and happiness doesn’t mean
that you have a big house, the happiness lies in the family that lives in the
house. If you are happy, you are home. Maybe that is the reason why they say
“Home is where the heart is”. Have you ever heard of the statement, “The House
is where heart is”? It sounds strange, don’t you think?
Happiness
binds a home. You can buy a big, fancy house with money, but not a happy home.
That is the reason why celebrities file divorces, move out and all that
nonsense. From the outside, their houses might seem grand, but what about the
inside? I would like to share with you a personal experience. One of my family
members spent millions and millions of cash in building a big house. He lives
by the motto “The bigger the house, the happier the home.” What he doesn’t
understand is that a big house doesn’t guarantee a happy home. It saddens me
sometimes, when I look at people less fortunate than I am, living is a humble
house but the family seems so happy. As I said earlier, it just a personal
experience. There might be a lot of other people like him.
So, a
big, seemingly happy house doesn’t guarantee a happy home. People think that if
you have a house, you have a home and that a house is just a materialistic item
while a home is the joyous family. Well, if you have a house doesn’t guarantee
that you have a home. What is you are still single with a house. You don’t have
a home. But on the other hand, if you are happy with your family, although you
don’t have a house, I think its worthy to be called a happy home.
If, for
example, someone says that a family is ‘homeless’, what do you think? Is it the
fact that they don’t have a home or a house? Of course they mean that the
family doesn’t have a house. A house is merely just PROTECTION. A home is
HAPPINESS.
So, in conclusion,
I say that there is a wide gap of difference between a house and a home. Saying
that a house and a home are similar is just like saying that the North Pole is
similar to the South Pole. Pointless and totally wrong. So, it’s fine if your
house is not big, or regal or fancy. As long as you are happy, you're
home.
Hope it helped! :)