(Trinity College from a trip a few years ago,
not the Library that burned down.)
"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." Walt Disney
A few days ago pictures from childhood friends started popping up on Facebook. All the same, from different times and angles, all tragic. The library in Porterville California was on fire. The next day more pictures popped up, one of which showed the tattered library burned to a crisp, a lone surviving window with stained glass blue, yellow, and green bearing a single word "READ" survived. Color against the black. A message to keep reading despite the ashes. A beautiful yet sad message considering the circumstance.
Two firefighters lost their lives in the blaze. The fire started by two teenagers, age thirteen, arrested.
As a book lover my heart breaks. All those treasures, historical records, etc, lost.
For my friends I hope joy can grow from this pain, and for the families of the two firefighters who died, I hope they can find peace.
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