The value of a person is …

People in one’s surroundings are sometimes indifferent and less co-operative. They keep busy in their own business but they are truly known in one’s hardship when they come forward to support whole-heartedly to the sufferer. In the story ‘A House is not a Home’, the author felt uncomfortable in the new school because he was not familiar with the school environment, teachers and classmates. When he lost each and everything in the fire, he felt insecure and in this harsh time, his schoolmates introduced themselves to him. They all contributed and gifted his school supplies. As everyone was aware of his plight, all the teachers knew about his hardship. Thus the sympathy and co-operation in school comforted him. Now his opinion changed about his new school and he started making friends.