Currently we are in the middle of the European Championship 2012
in Soccer. While I don’t want to talk about this sport in particular, and not
even about sports in general, I will use it as an example for attempting to identify
what place to call Home.
I don’t think that such a place can live in the heart; too many
emotions are associated with this organ. For example, my heart is always with
my family, and they are here with me in the US, yet this is not the place I
call home. Also, there are no fractions in “heart,” either you got it or you don’t,
you cannot have “… my half a heart goes out to you.” So, if heart is not good,
then how can I identify where HOME is?
And this brings me back to soccer, and the rush of adrenaline
(= epinephrine) I have during the Germany games! No other team could
invoke the same reactions, the restlessness, agony, joy, and all the other emotions
a rush of adrenaline produces. There are other nations in this tournament that
I root for as well (I am a sucker for underdogs - oh surprise), but just not as
strongly. And that got me thinking and wondering about this all and I came up
with the following definition:
The “Heart” is attached to many sentiments, and either you
have it or you don’t. On the other hand, the output of the adrenal glands can
be measured, and that allows for the creation of a scale on what can be
considered home. For example, while Germany
scores a 100% on my “Home Scale,” the US may score an 80%, some other
nation a 75%, and so forth.
To sum it up, there can now be many homes, and some are more
“homey” than others! Flawed? Maybe, but I like it!
Thanks for reading,
Ingo
