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Finding a place to call home
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
The water was washing away my furniture, bedding, photos—everything I owned. I was powerless to stop it. I was running for my life, leaving everything behind. It was a scene of nightmare proportions. What would I do now that I was homeless? I started to cry.
It was just a dream. And how glad I was to wake up from this nightmare, brought on by television images of devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Even though I live in Australia, far away from the scenes of destruction, the human misery touched my heart deeply. It reminded me of the Asian tsunami tragedy that left homes and businesses badly damaged or destroyed, and from which many people are still struggling to recover.
I felt utterly saddened by the fact that Katrina and the tsunami have left so many people displaced and homeless. “Home is the dearest spot on earth” wrote Mary Baker Eddy in her book Science and Health. I agree. To me, home represents love and security, a private space, a place of peace, room to gather with family and friends. It provides shelter from the elements.
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