But relationships also need constant tending, are never quite perfect, and subject to change. And the most difficult task of all for most people is to feel at home in their own skin. They keep moving, but since they carry their skin with them, and all the character flaws and habitual struggles they contain, they still don't feel at home because they can't feel at home with themselves. Or they feel trapped and need freedom, or they feel bored and need adventure, or they feel empty and need meaning, or they feel alone and need community. The yearning to belong somewhere, to have a home, to be in a safe place is a deep and moving pursuit.
Home is always a spiritual quest.
But not everyone is courageous enough or desperate enough to make the search. No wonder consumerism is so tempting, like any other drug. It satiates us into forgetting our nagging emptiness of soul. And even when people finally come to peace with who they are, they look around at a world that's in such a mess nobody in their right mind could feel comfortable. Blessed are those who are not satisfied with the world the way it is and seek a soul life that is richer and deeper than maintaining creature comforts.