After a wonderful long, busy and very eventful weekend. I was surprised by a police officer knocking at my door on Tuesday before daybreak. I am told to get out of my house immediately for safety reasons. "The house next door of mine had caught on fire". I was very alarmed and confused by the news. I didn't know what to do or what to take with me. I just grabbed my cell phone and my car keys and changed clothes very quickly. There was a lot of people outside, 4 firetrucks, an ambulance and several police cars blocking the street. I had never experience anything like it. Once outside I noticed that the house on fire was the one next to my neighbor's. The view was very shocking. The fire had already spread on to the my neighbor's house and I just prayed that it would not get to mine. I couldn't help but cry when I was standing there, looking at the house on fire. I thought of the things I have done in my life and all the blessing that I have received from God. I thanked him every minute for letting me enjoyed a wonderful weekend with loved ones and new friends. Fortunately the firefighters got it under control and nothing happened to my house. The people that lived in both houses got out safely. I still don't know what was the cause of the fire. But after that incident a lot of people from around the neighborhood has stop by to ask what happened. People has been saying how lucky I was. I am still amazed by the fact that you can loose what you have worked for all your life in just seconds. But more valuable is human life. Material things come and go, but a unique existence can not be replaced. I see this as a reminder to value what God has given me, to be proud of what have accomplished, to be happy and content every single minute and to love everyone and everything around me.
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Before fire
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