CHAPTER IX
THE HOME
"NO NATION CAN BE DESTROYED WHILE IT POSSESSES A GOOD HOME LIFE."
The home is the smallest, the simplest, and the most familiar community of which we are members. In many respects it is also the most important. The quotation with which this chapter opens suggests this. It will appear at many points in our study.
What do you think that the quotation at the head of the chapter means? In what respects do you think it true?
Some cities take pride in the fact that they are "cities of homes." What does this mean? Why is it a cause for pride?
Is your community (neighborhood or town) a community of homes? What is a "home"? When a person is "homesick" for what is he "sick"?
May a good home exist in a poor dwelling? A poor home in a fine dwelling?
Is a hotel a home? May a family living in a hotel have a home there?
Is an orphan asylum a home? Would you exchange life in your own home for life in an orphan asylum? Why? There are children who think an orphan asylum is a fine place to live; why is this?