“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away.”
This one hit me hard. I wish what Billy said was true, but it isn’t that simple. As we get older, it gets very difficult to remember everything clearly. When people say “a house full of memories”, what they really mean is a “a house full of memory triggers”. Mr. Crystal, his wife, and his children have lost a lot of those triggers to the fire.
I might be silly and sentimental, but this made me genuinely very sad.
I feel bad for people who lose cherished homes, but a lot less when they’re multi-millionaires who can easily buy a new one and replace all the material possessions. How many people lost a home and will have to battle insurance to maybe make them whole? Let’s be sad for them.
Proud of my ability to feel empathy for more than a single social group at a time.