Property ownership is the defining right of the individual as defined by the great English and Scots philosophers’ Locke, Smith, and Hume. Ever since we stopped being hunter gatherers Homo sapiens have worn the mantle of property on our way to advancing out interests. The home is our last bastion against the state. How much do you value your home? Houses and property are the cornerstone of wealth in Australia for its ordinary citizens. The home is both materially very valuable and psychologically very important to our health and happiness.
A home under siege is a human being under attack.
Sudha Hamilton
Houses Form Homes to Host Our Intimate Lives
Bricks and mortar encase a space where we reveal our underbellies in the safe embrace of family. The rooms formed by walls, floors, and ceilings provide sanctuary from the demands of the outside world. Houses form homes to host our intimate lives. Places where we can retreat from the seemingly ceaseless cares of our working selves. Technology has pierced the demarcations of our homes like Swiss cheese of late, but the illusion of peace remains. A home may be four walls, a few windows, and doors but it so much more psychologically.
The Price of Property Ownership
Freedoms have been sacrificed in return for the security provided by property ownership. The nomadic tribe could simply pick up sticks when tide and temper turned against them. Whereas the settled village or town had to build high walls to protect them from invaders intent on plunder. Weather disasters can be worn by a well-built home in many instances. The price of property ownership can be steep for a variety of reasons, but it can be passed on to your descendants as a very valuable asset.
Balancing the Material & the Psychological
Balancing the material view with an appreciation of the psychological depths entailed in home and hearth is pretty important. Homes are, often, shared spaces within marriages and families. Each individual may value their home in an entirely different way. The hierarchy involved in family homes runs like a spine up through the structure on several different levels. The look and feel of your home says lots about the occupants. How you decorate and design your living spaces tell us much about who you are. You can understand a great deal about yourself and other members of your household by taking a dispassionate examination of the interior of your house and its rooms. House Therapy can help you begin this journey to a deeper understanding of how things stand. How much do you value your home?