Don’t let the windows of your home be so small that the light of the sun cannot enter your rooms.

Understand the thought

Meaning in plain English

Windows too small for sunlight make a home closed to illumination. The saying asks for enough openness to admit light.

What the words are saying

The physical image can suggest openness to insight or enjoyment, but the precise figurative application is uncertain. A qualified explanation should not invent a building standard or assume every home can be altered. The words do not establish a universal design, health benefit or independently verified community practice.

Everyday example

A reader considers the openness-and-light image without treating it as a required housing modification.

When to use it

Use it only as a qualified interpretation with its application uncertainty explicit.

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Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.