We went to see
the last installment of The Hobbit
movies over Christmas break. There was a
line near the end that was lovely. And
apparently misquoted everywhere because I tried to find it for you and came up
with several versions. And the version
in the book just wasn’t quite the same.
Here’s the one
I liked the best:
If more people valued home above gold,
this world would be a merry place.
And what does
that really mean, that concept of home?
Family
Friends
Feeling loved
Being
comfortable in who you are
And in a world
full of comparison traps-who has more money and stuff, who is the better mommy,
who is more fit, it is easy to forget about the basics. At least it is for me.
I get caught up
in my head and forget that this is what life is really about.
There is beauty
and joy in simplicity.
A warm day in
the winter.
The sunshine on
my face.
Comfort with
family and friends who get me.
The quiet
clicks of knitting needles.
A peaceful
moment.
Home.
