07-31-2017, 12:00 AM
I assume you're so well-connected to butterflies and insects due to your putting down roots. You put down roots by developing a bonsai garden. That act of putting down roots is sort of like moving into a location. Moving in complicates eventually moving out. For example, I try not to make too many friends with insects or crows (I have tons of those where I live). When it comes time to move, I will miss them. So I don't befriend them--I say hi when I pass by, will chat on occasion, but I don't invite them into my yard. I don't make my presence a habit for them because I know I'll move eventually. That's the disadvantage of lacking a home--I won't put down roots as it's temporary.
I question too, what is a home. Is it location-based or feeling-based? Maybe a combination? I'm renting a house, so I do things because of this. For example, I won't put up a shed in the yard because I'll have to tear it down when I leave. I won't plant a garden because that too needs to be taken down when I move out. Since my changes will be reversed, I don't invest my energy into certain improvements. Neighbors are a similar situation--also, I had this one terrible neighbor who was something like the Italian mafia; she would be super nice because she wanted favors. So now I don't reach out to my new neighbors because it's a mystery bag of personality. Experiences change future behavior.
It's interesting that you put down roots. The concept of roots fascinates me. Roots require trust and loyalty; both things I notice are difficult to discover. Finding something worthy of that investment has been a task I've struggled with. Though--I did have a custom bookshelf/bench built under the window in my office. It's about 10 feet long and something that was built just for this house. So in that sense, I have put down some root. I guess a library, an information resource, is a good enough reason for me to put down some root. Dedication to a higher calling (information/knowledge) might be what I consider home--and anything I consider a home would involve some aspect of that. What made you put down roots?
I question too, what is a home. Is it location-based or feeling-based? Maybe a combination? I'm renting a house, so I do things because of this. For example, I won't put up a shed in the yard because I'll have to tear it down when I leave. I won't plant a garden because that too needs to be taken down when I move out. Since my changes will be reversed, I don't invest my energy into certain improvements. Neighbors are a similar situation--also, I had this one terrible neighbor who was something like the Italian mafia; she would be super nice because she wanted favors. So now I don't reach out to my new neighbors because it's a mystery bag of personality. Experiences change future behavior.
It's interesting that you put down roots. The concept of roots fascinates me. Roots require trust and loyalty; both things I notice are difficult to discover. Finding something worthy of that investment has been a task I've struggled with. Though--I did have a custom bookshelf/bench built under the window in my office. It's about 10 feet long and something that was built just for this house. So in that sense, I have put down some root. I guess a library, an information resource, is a good enough reason for me to put down some root. Dedication to a higher calling (information/knowledge) might be what I consider home--and anything I consider a home would involve some aspect of that. What made you put down roots?