The Art of Making your House into a Home

I would start by differentiating a house and a home. A house as we know is a four dimentional structure which serves as a shelter for people. A home is a place where people with the same ideology, who share the same dream,bounded by charity live together creating that family atmosphere, these people could either be a blood family or not. Therefore a house is not a home if that family atmosphere is not present among those who are living in it.

What is this "family atmosphere" thing? Family atmosphere or some say homey atmosphere is that something;an inkling or a feeling that you find in a home which makes you feel that you are safe and that you belong. This is what prompts you to be who you are, to share yourself and to give yourself in service. This is also an inner realization that a person feels that he is important because his human dignity is given importance. This family atmosphere is also that something that helps the person strive and struggle to become better each day.

This family atmosphere is felt when details are given importance up to the smallest details such as a neatly made bed, a nice and stylishly folded tissue paper in the washroom or a plated food for someone who comes home late for dinner. A simple greeting of good morning is so little but it could make a big push to someone who has been carrying a heavy weight inside. A smile sometimes is enough to lift up a suffering soul. Taking meals together as a family has a great effect in the psychology of a person. This is the moment in which everyone has the opportunity to be heard and to listen. A pleasant conversation during meal helps a lot in the human,spiritual and cultural formation of the members of the family. Meal time is the beat time to teach everyone through a healthy and pleasant conversation.