“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away.”
This one hit me hard. I wish what Billy said was true, but it isn’t that simple. As we get older, it gets very difficult to remember everything clearly. When people say “a house full of memories”, what they really mean is a “a house full of memory triggers”. Mr. Crystal, his wife, and his children have lost a lot of those triggers to the fire.
I might be silly and sentimental, but this made me genuinely very sad.
I’m not sure you meant it this way, but this reads like “If I can’t have empathy for everyone, I refuse to have empathy with even a single person.” Is that truly what you mean or am I misunderstanding you?
We have limited capacity to care, so don’t waste it on the wealthy. Clear enough for you?