A House ....HOW I WANTED IT TO BE

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Everybody wants three things in life. 1. Bread.2. Money and 3. Shelter and throughout his life strives hard in acquiring the three unmindful of the fact that the required quantity needed for his survival. The eagerness in acquiring the above three, most of the times crosses the limits and after reaching a certain stage he realizes that his mental peace is proportional to his greed of acquiring the three and unfortunately, by the time he realizes this fact he will be at the final stage of his life. Visiting temples, liberally donating for public cause social service, slowly make their way into his life. He exercises over Religious books, attends speeches of great people, and tries to if gets any opportunity himself becomes a great preacher of ethics and doctrines. He consumes less with great health consciousness, he becomes a slow and elaborate thinker, and what not follows everything as per the teachings of the religions which he has developed faith into. He realizes also that it is not the big house, big bank balance, and awesome car that makes his life but only a small piece of land for the cremation of his body, a small ditch on the earth, a fistful size of container to keep his ashes finally to be immersed into the holy river waters, or even not that only some birds or animals to be eaten when it is thrown out ....all according to his rituals of the religion he is associated with it. During the time of realization, he experiences loneliness along with his partner if she lives. They will be sitting outside their houses in their beautiful lawns, reading some magazines and discussing with each other if they wish so. When it completes, take a small walk and try to have some new friends and colleagues. But, the sins will be haunting them. Nobody will approach them knowing their past life. They eagerly wait for somebody to come in as their guest which they did not like earlier. They spend time mostly with the servants or with the people who they considered earlier low in status. Finally, they feel it comfortable to remain in some old age homes and pass their life/ During my early morning walk, I happened to observe most of the spacious bungalows remaining closed. They are either locked or with no persons inside the houses to be seen. The most interesting thing is even beggars approach them for alms or stand near these houses as they will not get anything from these houses for there will be only dogs to bark at them. DO YOU CALL THIS REALLY A HOUSE WHEN THERE ARE NO ANY CHILDREN PLAYING AROUND, LISTENING TO YOUR STORIES, ASKING YOU SOMETHING OR THE OTHER TO BRING FROM OUTSIDE ETC.,EVEN A BEGGAR DOES NOT PREFER TO STAND NEAR HOUSE DO YOU CALL IT A HOUSE? After giving a serious thought to it. I changed my idea of building a big house. i asked my builder to go for SMALL and compact house where every visitor will get a feeling of stay in and have their meals or dinner at least once in a day. My house should provide at least food to every guest and no one should leave my house without having a meals, lunch or dinner. IT IS ALWAYS THE HUMAN RELATIONS THAT MAKES YOUR HOUSE A BIG THOUGH IT IS SMALL.