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Hi Alt ..your words are similar in a lot of ways to an experience I had :) .
I loved ready what you wrote ~

* Burning...so many ways to look at words ay ~ I ponder ..cleansing..as .. I thought instantly of our bush fires ..how all is burnt down ..yet ..Life starts afresh ..new life ..new growth. It a cycle.

I ponder how my mum would say "the world will go by fire ..as in the bible after the flood ( Noah )..the promise was never to be flooded again." ( maybe that's symbolism of ice age ? * the flood?)

I think of how disasters ..do bring people together ..helping aiding ..gaining a different perspective etc ..on what is "important "

There are many insights and a lovely lightness in your experience ,

I'm enjoying my "now" moment.. reflections and pondering s ~ what a good thread.

Superbly written Alt

Love :) xoxox