Recently a friend told me a story of how her friend’s house burned down. It was started by something wrong with the cars in their garage and the fire spread through the house. I can’t possibly imagine what that would be like, they lost everything; their clothes, pictures, things you cannot replace and anything with meaning to it was lost in the fire. As hard as I try, I can’t possibly imagine what must have been like, losing everything.
So, lately I have been thinking what I would do if my house was to burn down. You are always told to get out right away, but I honestly don’t think I could do that without grabbing a few things (ok, maybe a lot of things) that are important to me. I think that if I were in that situation, I would grab my purse first and throw in my ipod and camera (my phone too, if it wasn’t already in there). I would then find the biggest bag in sight and start throwing stuff in there. Right now those items would probably be my Homecoming dress, all my art books, my journals, probably as many clothes as I could, and all my pictures. I would also probably grab a few of my favorite books since they are right on top of my desk. I also think that if I had time to, I would run downstairs to get my drawings off the stairway to the basement, because those things mean a lot to me! I put so much in to those, I can’t ever imagine losing them to fire. Then again, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose anything in a fire.
I say this now, but I really don’t think I realize the intensity of having a fire in your home. And what if it happened while I was out and nobody was home? I would for sure lose everything then. And what if there was no time to grab all those items (which there probably wouldn’t be)? I would be so devastated. For me, the past week has given me time to realize how lucky I am to be living where I am, and have a roof over my head with a house containing everything I need. First it was the fire and then I went to the Invisible Children Night on the Field, which really woke me up. I couldn’t believe the things I saw during the video that night. I thought of the things I take for granted every day and compared my life to the lives of child soldiers in Uganda, realizing how inhuman some people can be and how thankful I am to be here today. Sometimes I think my life is hard, but it’s nothing compared to the lives of many.
That's too bad!
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