Study in Contrast

Yesterday, the apartment building where my brother, his wife, and their little children lived caught on fire. The cause of the blaze is still unknown. Six units were engulfed in flames and there was damage to others. This has been a difficult experience for their family to be so abruptly uprooted! But, oh, what absolute devastation their neighbors must be feeling. I went to the apartments tonight. This is what I saw:

Study One - One Side of the Wall = A Blessing


Study Two - The Other Side of the Wall = Loss

How can it be possible to have a heart so full of gratitude that my brother and his family were so blessed as to lose so little in this tragic fire, and yet be so full of sorrow for the losses and struggles of their neighbors who lived on the other side of the wall, neighbors who lost everything in this fire while their baby is in the hospital with heart problems?

In response to HM's comment:

There is an account set up accepting donations for the family at Key Bank. The account is called the Jerry Orona Donation Account.

King5 Video {Here is a link to the news story about this family.}