| | We were cleaning house for a birthday party. It was an all day effort that included walls and windows, floors and all surfaces. That place shined. We were ready to go.
A couple of hours later, the place caught fire and nearly burned to the ground. Things we'd saved for years were gone. Things I'm still paying for having moved from Pennsylvania to Colorado were completely burned up. Other valuable items were soaked from water damage or smoke filled. The fire fighters did an outstanding job to save many of our valuables -- they threw tarps over many of my books and most of my make-shift office that was in the basement.
Still, for two weeks we've been cleaning, drying, and sorting out what is really valuable from what is no longer salvageable. What matters? What should we keep? What can we not live without? Where do we go from here?
People have come to our rescue to help. They've helped us clean, pack, store, and dry things out. They've fed us, hugged us, slipped us gift certificates and money. We struggle on. But so much is gone.
What really matters? Why do we carry so many things thru life? Does anyone (even a scholar-boy like me) need so many books?
Here's a sobering fact: I'd already eliminated about half of what I owned before moving here. I guess it wasn't enough . It's time to eliminate some more.
We've got a lot of cleaning house left to do...but no house to live in.
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| | Posted 7/30/2008 12:04 PM - 46 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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