It seems to me that for home life to flourish, then everyone who lives there must be able to enjoy being there. I'm not saying that everything will be enjoyable to everyone at all times, but everyone there must have something there that they can enjoy. From what I have seen and experienced, I have concluded that when people are prevented from all enjoyment at home, they start seeking to find it elsewhere.
Enjoyment can have many forms. It can be creating a garden paradise to relax, meditate, and recharge in. It can be listening to music, watching tv, reading or some athletic activity. Anything or anyplace to personally recharge.
Along with personal enjoyment there should be a communal enjoyment also. I believe that there also needs to be a connection with others in the household. A home that has the residents living separate lives is not really a home. A couple that doesn't have a connection and common enjoyment, will start looking for fulfillment elsewhere away from each other. Home life becomes a prison that the soul yearns to escape from.
It seems to me that home really becomes a home when everyone there desires it to be and then pursues it through love, grace, forgiveness, & long suffering.
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