What is a Home?
- Noun -the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
- synonyms: residence, place of residence, house, apartment, flat, bungalow, cottage; More the family or social unit occupying a home.
The definition of the word home means different things to different people, but at its heart, it means the same thing: that soft place to land at the end of the day that supports us and provides us shelter.
Home can mean and do much more for us than that, and in doing so, provides us with a greater source of strength and well-being not just for ourselves, but for everyone that lives in it and who visits it. According to John Ruskin, the Victorian English art critic and social thinker, his definition of home was “Peace: This is the true nature of home – it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from injury, but from all terror, doubt and division.”
All around the world, no matter who you ask, it seems the feeling about home is all the same: ‘Home’ is more than just a place to sleep, it is a powerful place that has a profound effect on us all and a place to take pride in, nurture and enjoy. We’d love to hear what you think… what does home mean to you?
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