Thousands of people have lost their homes to massive fires in the Napa and Sonoma counties. Mother nature takes homes devastatingly all the time. Hurricanes are another example.
It’s interesting when an entire neighborhood is wiped out how quickly our human nature is to help in any way we can. Places to stay, supplies, money, even rentals long term, and rebuilding when it’s needed. We rally as group when entire neighborhoods lose everything. It’s quite powerful to watch.
Interestingly, almost 400,000 homes are lost to fires in the USA every year. Families displaced, lost, and figuring out what to do next. Very few rally. So few show up with places to stay, supplies, money, or helping to rebuild when it’s needed.
As someone who’s been through it, I know. I hope when extreme devastation isn’t present we might think more about how we can reach out to help someone individually. To pay attention to the 5 mile radius that is our “hood.“ To be willing to help individual families and the devastation they might be going through. That would make the world even more powerful.
