When we say “home” it is really hard to define what we mean. Often times it is simply the place we feel most comfortable, no matter how alien that place may be to you.
I am not really sure how far I will get with this but I am determined to give it my best shot. Hopefully it all turns out ok.
One of the main reasons for starting this blog is to document a major step in my life which is to start building a house. Hopefully with my own hands. Time permitting. There is rather a lot going on right now and finding time for this is going to be challenging. But find it I must.
自分で家を建てたいと思う。
I suppose the why of why I want to go through this is pretty simple to answer. One of the things I believe is that life happens in the doing. Some of the best lessons I have learnt have been when I have been in a difficult place and then figured out how to solve whatever problem faced me. Learning is hard and it drains you physically but mentally and emotionally it fills you with potential.
普通のことやりながら一番大切なことを学ぶ。。
Do I have any experience in building a house? Yes but not in a place that has so many earthquakes you stop noticing after a while. When I was really young, like way back in the day. I remember helping the builders lay bricks, pull electrical wire through walls and eating lunch made in a 5 liter can that probably once contained lead based paint... ahhhh. We grew up well!
建築の経験はありません。
Building in Japan is another story altogether and understanding the building codes has been ridiculously tough but I mostly understand exactly how much pain I am signing for. The good thing is that everything is so well specified it is literally just following a tested and tried recipe. Not so much difficult as it is tedious.
日本では建築のことがとても複雑。
So back to this idea of what “home” is. It definitely is not a place, at least not in the physical sense. It is perhaps a place where our emotions feel the least challenged. A place where we are at peace with the world that we find immediately around us. Not that there is nothing which we want for. It is just that we ok with not having everything yet. That we have found a metaphysical space where we can grow from to work towards the things we want.
平和てきな家を建てたい。
On that point I realise that I am wading into this venture not for myself but for a group of people I am as yet to meet. Should be fun to see what they think of the results of this foolhardy idea. So, I am currently so single that people are begging me to “just sort this out”. I am working on it!
本当は自分の家じゃない。俺のまだ会ってない家族のため家だ。
As things progress, you will be able to follow my adventures here and learn from the myriad mistakes I will make along the way. I am also hoping that you will contribute your thoughts and ideas to help make this feel truly like a home.
考えやアドバイスをご協力をお願いします。