On Losing Everything

“The biggest lesson that I have learned here is ... Who are we to think that we are entitled to tomorrow what we have today? Not in a dark way. In a light way of extreme gratitude. And it’s gonna be really hard.

“If I were on the other side of hearing this story or seeing these images, I would feel sad for the people who are experiencing this. And I have in the past. I have felt sad. I have said ‘How can I help?’ OK. I’ll do that. And then a week or two goes by, and then you move on with your life. And you don’t think about what this means. Of course you don’t. It’s not your life.”