In the poem Anne Bradsheet wrote, she speaks of God being the giver and the taker. If God was to give you something he can always take it away without warning or mercy. Her house burned down with all her possessions but she only thanked God for allowing her to live. She believed that God had the right to take what ever he wanted and she was grateful that God burned it all, because they were only temporary items, things that don't last. She believed that in her after life, when she goes to heaven, she will have all she'll ever need. Therefore she did not complain but only showed gratitude.
On the other hand if the house I live in was to burn down with all my possessions inside, I wouldn't take it so well. First of all I do not believe in God being the all mighty, I may not believe in God at all. If someone was to take away my possessions without a justified reason I wouldn't hold back on my anger, no matter who that person is. To me possessions are not all just temporary things. Yes things may break and be retired from use, but there is always a memory that is attached to it. Such as your favorite toy as a child, every time you see it a memory of you playing with it would appear in your mind. Each item that I see as my possession have a certain amount of emotional value to them. It is not the lost of the material value that would anger me, but the lost of the emotional values will. Memories can't be bought in stores, they can only be made if it has happened to you, and taking an item that links you to it is like taking that memory away from you.
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