Like the day of the funeral, when grieving folks can momentarily bask in the attention of an unusual moment filled with nuance and grace, the flood victim feels part of something larger than themselves, filling a role in the play that up to that point always had belonged to someone else.
They actually would prefer not to look ahead and imagine their lives restored back to normalcy just yet. That will come. For now though, the opportunity for reflection on the human element so prevalent in these events, the kindness and effort doled out for one another, resonating at high levels now, only to recede back to normal and drift away downstream to someone else just as quick. The concept of 15 minutes each is real. That’s it.
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