Wake up and quit wasting time inside. Get outside and into the light!
Explanation:
This is the statement that best paraphrases Whitman's stanza. In these lines, Whitman tells us that, even though a house might be your own, and might have been built with your own hands, and might be perfect for you, this does not mean that you should be happy staying in there all the time. He asks the reader to leave the protection and confinement of security and wake up, go out and enjoy the light.
