Home is . . . .
A
young lost girl named Dorothy, in the movie “The Wizard of Oz”, found a way to
go back to her home and family by repeating:
“there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no
place like home.” It was a truth that Dorothy
had forgotten.
How
do you feel at home - is it comfortable?
Are you accepted? Is it your
favorite place to be? What do you like
best about your home? What do you like
least about your home? Describe your
home and the most important things about
it, for you. Compare your current home
to a home as a child. How are they
different or the same?
Sometimes
we say “I feel at home here” and we’re talking about a friend’s house, a
special place by the ocean or even a job where we are comfortable. Do you have any “homes” that are NOT the
place where you live? For example, it
could be an entire city, a job, a special group of people, someone else’s home
or a favorite vacation spot. Why do
you feel “at home” there?
What
is it like to leave home? Tell about
that experience in your life. How do
you make a new home? Give an
example. How many “homes” can one person have at one
time? Why? How many different homes have you had in your life? Tell about one or more of them.
There
is a very large canary named Big Bird that is on a TV show for children called
Sesame Street. Big Bird says that “the
more sad you are at saying good-bye to someone, it just shows how much you have
loved each other.” Have you had a sad
good-bye to someone that you loved and who love you very much?
We
also have a saying in the U.S. “Home
is where the heart is.” Where is your
heart most at home, most comfortable?
Why?
In
your native country, are there any homeless people? What is their life like?
Is there any way for their life to improve?
Does your native country receive
refugees from other countries? What
would it be like if you had to leave your own home because of war or
famine? If you could carry only a few
things, what would you take with you?
What do you think of this
statement? Do you agree or
disagree? Explain your answer. Do you have such a saying in your native
culture?
“A prophet is not honored in his
hometown. He doesn’t receive any honor
among his relatives. And he doesn’t
receive any in his own home.” Mark 6:4