A party is being organised at Khanna Club. The theme of discussion at the party is house/home.
Ms Jyoti-Hello friends, it is pouring heavily outside. I am pleased to see members of our club have come on time. The theme of our discussion at the party today is House/Home. As we don’t have much time on hand, and each member of our club has some other commitment to meet. Therefore, I request every respectable member to speak about their view, enlightening the theme. I request Ms Gita to summarise the contents of all members of the club and conclude about the theme, and if possible, give her own opinion about the theme.
Ms Joshi-I live in a very big traditional type of bungalow. I have two caretakers, due to the ongoing pandemic, they take all precautions like social distancing to organise my balconies, rooms and garages. Sometimes I feel life is still very messy in this house. I wish to request other members of the club to give me some valuable tips to make my house to home.
Ms Gracy-I live in a duplex house. We have a lovely terrace where we have planted many lovely seasonal plants. It is difficult to go up and down very often. So we have to plan our activities with respect to the constraint. In spite of all my positive efforts and precautions taken, like maintaining social distance, wearing a mask, etc, due to the pandemic some sometimes life seems to be messy in my duplex house. Valuable comments and tips from respected members will mean so much to me.
Ms Sita-I live in 3 bed 3-bedroom flat in a big posh society, where there is a big swimming pool. A beautiful garden in the centre of society and a neat walking path for every member to walk on is a big facility for us. There is no security problem. Due to the ongoing pandemic, I take all precautions, yet I sometimes feel suffocated in my flat. Valuable suggestions from respected members to make my house to home are blessings for me.
Ms Shabana- I live near river riverfront over a small hill. My house is moderately big. A scene from my house window is a treat to the eyes. There is a power cut of electricity sometimes. In the rainy season, sometimes the river overflows, and sometimes a feeling of uncertainty remains with us for an hour or two in the house. There is NO problem with the availability of drinking water also. We solve all problems from time to time in the pandemic, yet the house becomes messy. Friends, I request you to kindly give me some suggestions to make my house to home.
Ms Gita-Friends, I have been asked to conclude the discussion by Ms. Joshi. Friends, I live in a very ordinary house which is in the outer skirts of the city. I have a little garden which is being taken care of by myself and members of my family as and when we get time. As I am a writer-poetess, I am not able to fetch a big salary. I take help from house housekeeper once a week only. In the ongoing pandemic, I have been enjoying my life by writing. I feel twice happy when my poem is published in a magazine or website
I appreciate all the positive aspects and problems faced in every house by every member of our club in their respective houses during the ongoing pandemic. It is also a fact that no house can be perfect. What I am going to say today is no recipe to prescribe dos and don'ts for any house. Members of my esteemed club may not agree with my opinion. My humble experience of decades as a poetess, my views about the house in the ongoing pandemic are something different from what my other club members expressed today. I very humbly want to submit that no matter how well-organised are rooms, balconies verandas are in one's house, life is good at home in the ongoing pandemic when it gets converted to a home. In my opinion, this is possible only when things are sorted in mind(where we keep things messy) of every member residing in a particular house. Many times, I have experienced that if any member of a particular household keeps feelings like regret, expectation, secrets, worries, comparisons, jealousy, complexes in their mind and heart, the mood of that particular household is different.There are feelings of insecurity and uncertainty in the atmosphere of that house. Friends, though these things look minor, they play a very important role in converting a house into a homestay during the ongoing pandemic. For sure, if not taken care of with respect to time, the house will have some sort of mess in spite of all the physical comforts available in the house. I have been a student of science. Vibration in quantum physics means everything is energy. Any feeling causes one to emit a vibration that can be positive or negative. To become a source of inspiration for youngsters specially in pandemic time, one should try to emit positive vibrations in their surroundings
My humble submission, friends, is, to convert a house into a real home during the pandemic, we must try to practice keeping away from anger, regret, ego problems, and not expecting too much from each other as far as possible. Avoid thinking that so and so is happier than me. In difficult times like a pandemic, do every activity with good, positive intentions in mind, which simply means housekeeping starts from ourselves self that too from our mind. In our real home ours we no doubt outsource housekeeping, which is a good practice, but it is not complete to make our house –real home. We must carry out every activity in a simple, straightforward manner with good intentions and a clear mind. We must listen to our hearts and keep doing the activity of charity to help our souls. Since feelings speak louder than words. When each member of the family think and acts so, things in the house will roll automatically with time, and the dynamics of a real home will become examples of inspiration for others to live in a real home during the pandemic.
Dr Sukarma Rani Thareja,
Associate Professor-Retired
CSJM University
Alumnus IIT-K-1986
KANPUR , UP
INDIA
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