I set our house on fire when I was a little child playing with lighters. Boy, did I burn the place down!
When I was in college, my parents' house burned down, and took a lot of the possessions I'd grown up with. That's probably one thing that made me realize material stuff is not really that important.
The other day my house caught fire. My lawyer said, "Shouldn't be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?" I said, "Fire and theft." The lawyer frowned. "Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft."
How could I stand by and watch my house on fire?
When your house is on fire—that is not the time to talk
I once lived in a cottage made entirely of wood, and there was an electrical fire. We all ran outside, and no one got hurt, but the house was demolished.
We set this house on fire forgetting that we live within.
If there was a fire at my house I would throw more things on it. The only thing I would take out? Myself!
The most profound memory I have from my childhood is burning down my house at 6 years old.
The smoke alarm went off in the hallway upstairs, either to let us know the battery had just died or because the house was on fire.
Signs of a poorly understood but treatable house fire requires action, not inaction.
