He said that a smaller home is:
- Easier to maintain and clean and less to decorate,
- Because of the above, it gives the dwellers more time for other things like family bonding,
- Less expensive and consequently less financially risky,
- Mentally freeing, because a person with a smaller home would have less possessions to be concerned with,
- Easier to sell the home later, as it is probably more affordable for its next owner.
- More space.
- Better price.
- Family not always in each others' space.
- Room for stuff.
- Etc.
Michael later shared the following questionaire with me:
"1. Do you have a hard time parting with items, even if you never use them or they’re broken?The more "yes" one gives to these questions, the more inclined one is to hoarding tendancies.
2. Do you have many items around your house that don’t have a permanent home?
3. Do you tend to make pile of things, to be dealt with at a future time, and these piles often linger for more than a few days?
4. Are there areas in your home (the dining room table, for instance) that must be cleared off before they can be sued for their intended purpose?
5. Do you save things often because you are concerned about how you will feel if you need them in the future and no longer have them?
6. Do you often save things without a clear idea of how you’ll use them in the future?
7. Do you still have items that you once bought with the intention of giving them away as gifts?
8. Do you have boxes of possessions that have moved with you from home to home but you’ve never gone through?
9. Do you often buy multiples of the same items because you’ve forgotten you have it?"
Are you a hoarder? Is hoarding a good part of living?
It is natural to accumulate stuff as one settles in a place for a longer period of time. But how does one manage to live more simply? Is hoarding necessarily bad? Or, what is good about it?
What was Jesus' attitude towards earthly possessions?
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