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Two years ago, we were living in another city. The site of our house was truly big and we had made a big house – about 4,000 sq ft of constructed area with felt roofing – and a garden to match. The house had everything you can think of, a huge portico with a garage, four bed rooms with attached baths, a big kitchen with store room, a dining room, a prayer room and two living rooms. Just too good, isn’t it?

We had one gardener, a car cleaner and a servant to take care of the maintenance of the house. But gradually, we realized the futility of maintaining such a big house, especially when there were only four of us living in that house. We then shifted to the present city and into a smaller apartment, consisting of just two bed rooms with attached baths, a living room, a small prayer room, and a kitchen with a utility area. The apartment has a parking slot for the car at the basement. I must say we are quite happy here since it is small and tidy and is easy to maintain. When the maid absents herself once in a while, we don’t throw a fit but clean the house without any problem.