Chapter 8 A warm lamp in front of the door

In my friend's house, there is a light in front of the door. She lives in a building with two groups on one floor, and the corridors are well-lit, so there is no need to install a light at all. She said: "There is a light in front of the door. When you go home, you feel as if someone is waiting for you. It is very warm. When you are in the house, because there is a light in front of the door, you feel very safe." Living alone, she does not rely on a strong door lock to provide a sense of security, but believes in a light in front of the door. After all, a lamp is more romantic and emotional than a door lock.

She once thought hard about whether the light in front of the door should be turned on when she was in the house to let people know that there were people in the house, or should it be turned on when she was not at home to deceive people that there were people in the house ? I think it's a bit like a night taxi. When the car is empty, the roof lights are on, and when there are passengers, the roof lights are turned off.If you turn on the light before leaving home, wouldn't it tell the thief that there is no one here? If you turn off the lights before leaving home, and in the middle of the night, go back to the building alone, get out of the elevator, take out the keys from your purse, and suddenly look up, only to find that there is no light in front of the door, will you be lonely?

When a woman, late at night, drank, came back to the house frustrated, not even a light was turned on for her, and she wanted to find the key in the dark, wouldn't it be too desolate? A warm lamp should still be on forever, to deceive others, and to deceive yourself, to wait for others, and to wait for yourself.