Home Is Where The Heart Is

Family makes a house a home

It is said, that home is where the heart is. I have often wondered at this, as a child, and until a few years ago, I wouldn't make much out of this statement, besides its spelling.

So, when I sat down to type out this post, at first I was a little dumbfounded. What was I really going to write in this? Sure, unlike other topics, a reflective topic such as this one is far less constricting, as far as its boundaries are concerned.

Finally coming around on how to go about my article, I recount a quote I'd heard a long time ago. It said, "Home is where the great are small and the small are great." While I admit that this quote by itself is intriguing enough to base a whole composition on, let us look at this antimetabole to understand the impact and importance of the concept of Families.

Originating from the Latin word Familia, we Homo sapiens have been in the habit of forming small units of our kind, since the ancient times. Over the aeons, families, as we know them today, have undergone a plethora of changes. But in essence, they have all shared one trait - a group of individuals who deeply care for each other.

The many stories handed down from one generation to another, however, often remind us of conflicts of varying degree that have risen within families and the dire consquences these have had on not just immediate family members, but also other innocent people who have often not had anything to do with those concerned. From the stories in mythology - be it Greek, Roman, Indian or even Norse - these have also shown us that the gravest of animosities often rise thanks to the contempt that comes out of the familiarity provided within a family. 

That said, there is more to this beautiful concept than those terrible tales of gore - more often than not, you and I come across certain people who are more than just friends or any such relation named by the norms of society. These are people who are bound to you by nothing but chance - initially, but later on, by the sheer will, goodness of faith and the bond that has grown between you, over time. In the true sense of the word, these people who are connected to you only by fate and heart, are the real family you have - the ones you choose over a lifetime. 

Here's to families of all types and sizes, everywhere.

Cheers!

-Teenxadventurer

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P.S.: This post was started by me a looooong time ago. I took an year long break and got back - and this was still not completed. What I intend to say is, the person who started off with this post is not the one who completed it. So yeah... hope you cut me some slack for that! XP :)