It happened once. It was a sunny day on December 10th. My house is also No. 10! I don't think it's an accident.
My wife and I drove up to the house and were going to have lunch. Cooking was underway – spoons, bowls were laid out, bread was cut. Suddenly, looking out the window, my wife screams, "There's smoke in the garage!"
I was taken aback! How is this possible? There was no electrical wiring inside the garage; nothing that could ignite! IT happened to us unexpectedly!
I ran out to the garage, opened the doors... there was a fire burning in the corner on the left! I was surprised: How? From where? I ran to open the second door on the left – that was my fatal mistake! The air went out in a large volume and a draft was created!
After a couple of minutes, the fire reached the roof! My body was shaking. I was nervous. My heart was racing.
At that moment, I didn't know what to do! Panic seized us as the fire spread like lightning! No water on the site, no wells! The fire extinguisher from the car did not help – it "deflated" after 15 seconds of extinguishing.
Firefighters' phone numbers? Where can I get them? The flames have already engulfed the roof of the garage! The heat was incredible! I searched my phone for the firefighters' numbers–seconds passed!
After 5 minutes, the canopy at the exit of the house began to burn! We're inside.
5 minutes before the fire– a white cat Vasily, came out onto the street! The second cat wanted to, too, but his wife wouldn't let him in! The animals apparently felt the danger and wanted to leave!
Why didn't the Baby cat come out? - there were reasons for that. We have two large dogs on the property on a free "grazing" - he rarely met them! They knew Vasily well, and that's why they didn't touch him! Vasily the cat is my cat! He chose me! The cat Baby chose her.
I insisted that he come out, and persistently, but... the owner of this cat is not me! So that's how it should have been!
Every Human is responsible for those he has tamed!
(Yin and Yang – Baby and Vasily Cats)
I found my phone and started calling the fire department! Barely getting through, they promised to come. I remember yelling like mad into the phone!
The smoke was specific! We're inside the house! We need to collect documents. In a panic, they forgot where they were! Everyone was in different places! Time passed by seconds! The canopy burned more and more! There was no time to collect!
At some point, I grab my wife and push her out through the burning canopy onto the street! I stay inside the house myself.
The garage was five meters away from the house! The fire was approaching the wall, where there was a gas cylinder (50 liters) and a gas stove. The heat was incredible! There is no time to unscrew – the key is unknown where! The vestibule is already half on fire! The windows are closed!
I call the Baby's cat, but it doesn't work. I scream, calling his name, trying to find him, but he won't come! I think he hid in a corner, got scared, hid!
What to do? My heart is pounding harder, panic! It is possible to suffocate with carbon monoxide!
Baby! Baby! – It's not coming! I have to go out, otherwise I can stay in the house forever! – The entrance of the house is already burning, covering new areas.
I have to save him! I stayed inside the house for about a minute and a half – at that moment, those minutes seemed like an eternity to me!
When I realized that he would not come out and I no longer had time to look for him, I asked GOD for forgiveness for him – that I could not save him!
The walls of the house began to smoke! You can't open the window – the air will start – you can definitely not get out later!
Ran out through the entrance of the house! I burned his ears and his hand, singed his hair. The heat was so intense that it was impossible to get back to the house! The firewood lying ten meters from the house began to smoke from the heat and began to blacken.
(My "red" hand)
I remembered.... Since this is a Siamese cat – the tips of his ears are black, and the bottom is light. I often called that he has burnt ears, but they turned out to be burnt, for me.
About 15 minutes later, two fire trucks arrived. They were extinguishing the fire. The hoses were full of holes, and there were patches of duct tape on them. The jets in the middle of the hoses went in different directions.
15 minutes for a fire is A LOT!
It's already half burned down. I wonder how the gas cylinder didn't explode! It would have blown up the whole house!
(Fire extinguishing)
December. It was cold. He ran out in his pants and shirt. I was silent and blamed myself for not saving our cat!
My wife was sobbing, sobbing! I understood that this event set us back at least 5 years! We even mentally said goodbye to the documents, but they turned out to be intact! Every single one of them!!! The man purse was half burned – the fire did not reach the second part of it, where the documents were!
(My man purse is half burnt out)
As a result: arms, legs are intact, documents are in order!
My condition is in shock! We didn't expect THIS AT ALL! Thanks to some of the neighbors, they helped the firefighters put out the fire! The other half came to watch and record this "show" on video on their phone.
It's a strange sight – some people help in need, others stand and watch as others run around helping. Was there any point in coming?
IF YOU DON'T HELP IN TROUBLE, THEN THERE'S NOTHING TO DO!
Even my wife's relative came and didn't help – he was watching. What is it about then? Is this a circus? Some kind of performance? I don't understand THIS!
Some have grief, while others have to come, stand, watch, take a video on their phone and also leave when the "show" is over and becomes uninteresting.
THE SOULS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLETELY HARDENED!
A FIRE IS A TERRIBLE SIGHT! TIME IS TICKING BY SECONDS! PLEASE REMEMBER THIS!
(What's left of the garage)
Friends,
- Put all your documents in one place!
- Have water, hoses, pump or borehole in case of fire.
- You need to have a list of phones on paper at the exit and in your phone – you know where to look!
- Have large fire extinguishers, at least three pieces!
- It is better to do an electric cabinet with automatic machines at the exit from the house, so that in case of something – do not run across the entire site, but turn off the power supply immediately!
Personally, my hands and feet were shaking after all THIS! It felt like the end of the World had come! Life seemed to have stopped!
BUT EVEN THAT'S NOT THE WORST PART!
And the fact that my wife wanted to leave me right after the fire! She told me about it....
We have a fire disaster, and then such a psychological blow! Instead of rallying and standing up... some people are ready to break up at a difficult moment and be left alone. I still can't figure IT out!
God only knows how I got out of this state! Of course, I didn't show it.... I kept everything inside me, in my soul.
But, the most important thing I would like to say is:
FOR ME, THE CAT that died BECAME THE CLOSEST "PERSON" AT THAT MOMENT! And HE remains so to this day.…
(The Baby cat is resting)
I went into the house the next day. All the items were there for disposal.... It's hard, believe me! A few years have passed in front of me....
I was looking for a cat. I FOUND it... it was behind the closet... lying... The passageways were so narrow that I would never get there! Everything is enclosed with cupboards on the sides. He just lay there.... That's how I found him! I had tears.... I LOVED HIM and FELT very good ABOUT HIM. He loved me back....
I buried him in silence. My wife didn't go– it was her cat. She wouldn't have survived!
The ground was rocky. I chose a hillock, an elevation. The shovel did not stick into the stone. I was digging..., helping with my hands somewhere… It's been over an hour....
Wrapped him in a white cloth! I put it in it. I covered it with stones and buried it. I asked GOD for this cat to become a HUMAN in the next life! He saved my life!
Cats SAVE the LIVES of their owners in this way, take on all the negativity and "leave", leaving us in this world!
A cat can give up its spirit and die instead of its owner. There have been such cases. A person is destined to die, but the program is not fulfilled, and then there is an agreement between the animal and the human species on substitution. The spirit of a cat becomes a Soul and its next incarnation will be human.
This cat, in this case, took over my misunderstanding of what I need to do in this life! And the fire is a way for Higher Powers to reach me! – I realized this much later: after a few years!
Remember, every Person lives on this Earth for a reason! – Everyone has their own purpose! YOU NEED TO KNOW YOURSELF – what ARE YOU on this Earth for! And sometimes it can take decades!
You should know that Animals don't just come to YOUR HOUSE! They, like the people you meet along the way, come with a specific purpose! Pay attention to THIS!
Do not drive away the cats, dogs and other animals that have chosen YOU in this life! How did you choose? - You will understand this! These are not animals — they are the souls of people in their guise! There is a belief that if a cat or other animal has come to your house, it means that he has chosen you and is energetically comfortable in this place, with those people who live in it. Such animals should not be driven away, because it is like a homeless person who has found his corner, his people.
AND THIS is OUR social responsibility!
Take a closer look at the animals! THEY HAVE MORE KINDNESS AND COMPASSION THAN HUMANS!
Humans are herd animals too! Think about it!
Sometimes animals come, even from the forest, to ask for human help! Don't turn away - help the one who asks, who needs it! And one day, GOD will help YOU! And it's not just animals!
And it happens that animals help other animals – And THERE is SUCH a THING too!
HUMANITY, HUMANITY, MERCY, LOVE, KINDNESS, ASSISTANCE and much more, all THIS MAKES US PEOPLE WHO SHOULD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT SURROUNDS US - NATURE, PEOPLE, ANIMALS and many others. EVEN A LITTLE BUG MATTERS IN THIS WORLD!
It always hurts to lose someone close and dear to you! And it's not necessarily an animal!
SUCH BLOWS ARE REMEMBERED FOR A LIFETIME!
And in this case, there were two of them and both at the same time!
This is my personal tragedy that happened to me once and which I decided to tell YOU about....
Published earlier on 08/12/2024.
© Copyright: Vladimir Yevtushenko 3, 2024
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