[ ...continue from part I ]
* These
rules as we see are very simple and easy. But in reality is not so! Because the
modern manufacturers and sellers of furniture –as well as in some eras in the
past, don’t care much of simplicity, but more of money, size, luxury and
comfort. In this way we have too heavy and too big sometimes furniture, put or
crammed in tiny spaces. Moreover for most too big pieces of furniture
(wardrobe, bookshelves, big tables) are completely not movable. In this way
they stay years and years, keeping and containing under them and behind them
much dust, that cant be removed. (until a big renovation is done). That’s why –
we all know that but we do not achieve it – the best principle for choosing any
staff for home (specially furniture) is simplicity. It doesn’t matter if the
staff is so nice, luxury, costs amount of money, and with bright colors ..if
finally is clumsy and dysfunctional.
** Homes of future are small, simple and light. They allow the air and sun energy
to penetrate, so you can breath. They are easy to use, easy to move, easy to
clean and functional. But sadly we don’t have such furniture and homes. Why?
The answer is: because of our insatiability, greediness and redundancy with
staff we possess.
The
more things you have, the more space you need to keep them inside. The more
clothes and shoes you have, the bigger your wardrobe should be. In this way, we
don’t need to use principle of simplicity, as we cant.
II.
Simplicity ~
The
teacher Lao Tzu said: “ Simplicity, patience, compassion – these three are your
greatest treasures; Simple in actions and thoughts – you return to the source
of being…”
Simplicity
is sadly something very rare to be found in today`s world. Nor in actions and
thoughts, nor in speech, nor in feelings, nor in home arrangement, nor in
design, nor in teachings. We went too far away from simplicity. We became and
insist to be “complicated” society. As here I concentrate on simplicity of home
arrangement, the most significant for one home is to be out of redundancy. The
piled and fussy staff in any room brings much negative energy and feeling of
tiredness. The more things you own and possess, the more tired you ll be. Even
if they are arranged, as you need to keep them safe, organized and so on. This
rule is truth about everything. The more you have, the more tired you feel.
That’s one of the reasons why children and babies don’t feel tired – they still
don’t realize meaning of possession, except from toys they fight to have. And
this fight is only because they are taught the way they personally possess
them- which is not truth.
So
simplicity in home arrangement means the following: to have little things, more
empty space, more space to let air to move and little (few) decorations, art,
elements. Keep simple things at home, don’t put piles of decorations above one
shelve, don’t put any kind of piles anywhere, if you want the energy to move. Moreover
check all the places hidden from the eyes – shelves, wardrobe, cabinet,
closet…and arrange them so well, that you can find fast and easily anything you
need. Throw away anything that you don’t need, you don’t use at all, or that
takes just place. Give it away. Make regular give aways of things like books,
clothes, staff, so that your place be simple and clean. Don’t forget that
energy is moving –inside out and outside in. Its not without meaning that if
your place is clean outside, you have clammed wardrobe, not arranged shelves
and so on. Be organized, not pedant. You can have atmosphere of your taste,
also in simple and few things. By arranging the house one can understand much
about personality of the home inhabitant – if he is engineer, artist, painter,
writer and so on. But all of them will be creative and joyful in clean and
simple home arrangement.
Simple
means to keep the few things in exact places. Don’t need much furniture in
little space, but exact one.
III.
Well organized staff and arrangement
As I stated already we need to regularly clean and organize each room, move things in
our taste, clean and organize drawers, closets, wardrobes. Make things easy,
little and functional. Each place should be organized according to its function
and capacity. If your wardrobe is crammed with clothes so that they almost fall
out, and not organized by winter –summer clothes – you cant expect that the
home energy is moving well. This will affect the whole space, as you `ll take
out whole wardrobe in order to search for one piece, while others you don’t use
for years. Things that stay in our homes unused for long period of time,
without to be given away or thrown bring surely bad energy and luck. That means
your mind will be busy with many thoughts, you ll be overwhelmed by many
different emotions. In order to cleanse this dusty energy, you need to get rid
of this stuff. Give it to a friend, poor person, or if its not precious just
throw it away. Don’t keep things that not belong to you. They also can bring
you bad energy (for example if you borrow a book or anything from someone and
didn’t return) no matter how late return it to the owner. Don’t keep anything
on the way of doors and entrance. Things that stay there just block the streams
of energy to the room. This will cause a problem even on physical level. Don’t
keep anything broken (specially broken glass or mirror) in a place, but throw
it. It will create a sharp bad energy of illness. Don’t keep any unused,
meaningless papers around the place without to be arranged. If you collect
magazines collect them in a special place. The same with pictures, photos…Arrange
things inside home so that you can walk easily, if you were blind. Imagine you
don’t see, and try to walk in your home, open doors, and try to find things
just by touch and sense. If you easily stumble over thing, piece of furniture
or plant, so it shouldn’t be there. Home has good energy flow if you can walk
in it with closed eyes without problems or fear to stumble. (as you already
know the arrangement of rooms). Moreover – a good energy comes with the sun
light and air. If there is a room without much sun, make it with brighter wall
colors (yellow) and wall art. Make windows open and cleaned, with without
curtains. Open door –windows frequently to let the fresh air inside. This are
important things to do, also when someone is ill inside home. Darkness and lack
of air causes illness to increase.
לאה נורה
[ nina Lea-nura * ]
0322 -1-
month of Peridot with help of arch. Raphael
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