Comments on: Thinking small http://boyinthebands.com/archives/thinking-small/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Boy in the bands » Blog Archive » 100 sq ft living in Hong Kong: can pictures cultivate empathy? http://boyinthebands.com/archives/thinking-small/comment-page-1/#comment-22659 Boy in the bands » Blog Archive » 100 sq ft living in Hong Kong: can pictures cultivate empathy? Tue, 23 May 2006 03:28:18 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/thinking-small/#comment-22659 [...] I have been long fascinated about people who manage to live in unusual or tiny dwellings. Where we live deeply shapes how we live, and to draw a biological metaphor, those who can or must live in extraordinary situations. [...] [...] I have been long fascinated about people who manage to live in unusual or tiny dwellings. Where we live deeply shapes how we live, and to draw a biological metaphor, those who can or must live in extraordinary situations. [...]

]]> By: Scott Wells http://boyinthebands.com/archives/thinking-small/comment-page-1/#comment-18684 Scott Wells Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:19:05 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/thinking-small/#comment-18684 The lodging that amazes me most it the independent leather-worker who lives in a three-mat room, with three commercial leather sewing machines. A lot of people would think that space barely large enough to store the sewing machines, much less work there, much less <em>live</em> there. (He sleeps in a sleeping bag.) Here's an image of an almost-empty three-mat hotel room for context: http://www.japan-101.com/photos/showimage.php?i=55226 I had a daydream after reading the book, something about even a house church of "two or three" having a hard time fitting . . . The lodging that amazes me most it the independent leather-worker who lives in a three-mat room, with three commercial leather sewing machines. A lot of people would think that space barely large enough to store the sewing machines, much less work there, much less live there. (He sleeps in a sleeping bag.)

Here’s an image of an almost-empty three-mat hotel room for context: http://www.japan-101.com/photos/showimage.php?i=55226

I had a daydream after reading the book, something about even a house church of “two or three” having a hard time fitting . . .

]]> By: Frogs http://boyinthebands.com/archives/thinking-small/comment-page-1/#comment-18682 Frogs Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:07:37 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/thinking-small/#comment-18682 I did a Google search to get a perspective on what size you're talking about (since I don't have the book) and got quite an eye opener! This final year of seminary we're sharing our home between four adults and one teen (and three large dogs) -- and from time to time we've felt a little "cramped." I'm going to buy that book and look at it everytime I want to complain about only having two bathrooms. Thanks for the lesson in gratitude. I did a Google search to get a perspective on what size you’re talking about (since I don’t have the book) and got quite an eye opener! This final year of seminary we’re sharing our home between four adults and one teen (and three large dogs) — and from time to time we’ve felt a little “cramped.” I’m going to buy that book and look at it everytime I want to complain about only having two bathrooms. Thanks for the lesson in gratitude.

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