I was reading something just now about the wildfires in California way back in 2007, the person was talking about how they had ten minutes to grab the things they wanted with them when they evacuated. It arose the question in my mind: What would I take, if I had 10 minutes to grab anything in my room, running the risk of never seeing the other stuff again?
Here's what I think I've decided:
My Journals (as many of them as I can grab...)
A few of my most favorite books
Letters and cards that I've received
CD's
My teddybear
Sentimental jewelry
Clothes
My quilt
Pictures etc. from around the frame of my mirror
And probably handfuls of things that I shove in a bag for lack of knowing what else to get.
It's amazing how difficult it is to look around a room and pick your Can't-Live-Without's. I don't know whether that's a good sign as far as materialism is concerned; or whether it's not good because I feel like I'm ignoring something right in front of my face which, later, when it's too late, I'll regret not having?
It certainly gives you something to think about: What can't I live without?
Obviously nobody wants to be faced with the choice, but it's interesting to consider.
Dee
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