It’s always easy to wallow in a pity-party if you think you have been having a bad week-and you hear people in the States moan and bitch about their lives all of the time: My job sucks, my boss sucks, my kids are annoying, my spouse doesn’t understand me anymore and the dog pissed on the carpet again…
Leave it Southern California-particularly the San Diego County area-to come up with this week’s reality check:
This fire did not discriminate. It hit everybody: Mansion, Trailer park, old, young, white, Hispanic, valley, hilltop, inland and coastal. Well over a thousand people lost homes. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced.
These fires moved so quickly, that in many cases, people had just minutes to grab a handful of clothes, important documents and pictures…but many people did not even have THAT much time. As you prepare for your weekend fun, spare a thought and a prayer for the citizens of San Diego County and other parts of Southern California, who have just had a nightmarish week. Also spare a thought and a thanks to law enforcement, firemen, medical personal and Humane society people-among others-who have tried to help people and animals through a thoroughly wretched week.
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