Difference between House and Home

So, here I come again! After quite a long time but I was quite busy lately. This time, its an essay written by my friend, but its still a lovely essay and I believe I must post it.
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! :)