When I was young, I always thought that the value of a house lay in the grandeur of the living room, the comfort of the bedroom, or the convenience of the kitchen.
It wasn't until the years grew that I realized that what really makes a home alive is often the most inconspicuous corner:Balcony。
It may not be big, or even cramped, but it's the whole houseThe freest and most realisticplace.
Standing on the balcony, you can see the sky light when the morning sun is slightly dewed, and you can see the lights at the twilight quadrangle. The pedestrians downstairs are in a hurry, the traffic in the distance is like a river, and the view from the balcony is both intimate and alienated.
There's no need for elaborate social etiquette, no need to pretend to be elegant with a coffee mug. With slippers and pajamas, you can have a height of your own. Looking at the clouds, watching the rain, watching the flow of the four seasons, the balcony is in the city lifeThe most extravagant observation deck。
When I got home from work, I pushed open the door, not to immediately plunge into the trivialities of firewood, rice, oil and salt, but to stand on the balcony for a while, and let the fatigue of work slowly precipitate.
Wake up early in the morning and don't have to rush into the hustle and bustle of the day, but first push open the balcony door to feel the temperature of the wind, listen to the birds, or just be in a daze for a while.
The balcony is like oneGentle comma, giving the sentences of life a breathing room.
Image by Xiaohongshu @water
Nature in the city is too precious, and the balcony is the only place where most people can touch the four seasons with their own hands.
spring, plant a few pots of flowers and plants, and watch the new shoots break the ground; In summer, enjoy the cool at night and listen to the sound of cicadas; In autumn, when the wind blows the leaves, the balcony is the first to perceive the change of seasons; In winter, the sun shines obliquely, and this is the warmest corner of the house.
Even if it's just a few pots of green plants, even if it's just an occasional gust of wind or a rain, the balcony can make life trapped by reinforced concrete,A little more life。
Image by Little Red Book@Ssshui
Every space in the home has its mission – the living room is meant to entertain, the kitchen is busy, and the bedroom is resting. And the balcony, is the only oneIt's okay to be justifiably selfishplace.
Here, you don't have to play any role. You can read a book quietly, you can wander aimlessly, you can smoke a cigarette (although doctors recommend quitting), you can think about something distant in the night sky.
It is only after middle age that I understand that the real preciousness in life is often not those parts that are in the limelight, but theseA quiet but nourishing corner of the soul。
Picture by Xiaohongshu @ Garden Mianmian
Nowadays, the houses are getting denser and denser, the balconies are getting smaller and smaller, and even some units have directly canceled the balconies. The developer says it's "improving the EFF", but in fact, it's putting life inThe softest partDeprived.
A home without a balcony is like a face without expression, no matter how delicate it is, it is less lifeless.
Picture by Xiaohongshu @Danchen
So, if you can still have a balcony, please cherish it. Plant a few pots of flowers, put a comfortable chair, and leave a little space for wind and sun. Because one day they will understand—
The most important thing in the house is never the ornate decorations, but the place where you can breathe freely.