The gravity of shedding mementos was not misplaced on John Mayer, who took to Instagram on Thursday to share an eloquent assertion in regards to the significance keepsakes play in our lives.
John, who made it clear that he and his Los Angeles dwelling are secure from the fires, shared a photograph of a folder. The folder, he mentioned, held photos that he has collected of his father. John shared in October 2023 that his dad was celebrating his 96th birthday that 12 months.
“That is essentially the most precious factor I personal,” he wrote, noting the photographs spanned his father’s life from infancy to maturity. “It is the one proof of his life that may exist over time.”
He then turned his consideration to the fires and the objects folks misplaced in them. “These are the ‘paperwork’ you examine folks taking from their houses,” he wrote. “While you hear somebody say they’ve misplaced the whole lot in a fireplace, that is a lot of that the whole lot, if not all of it. Those that say they will be okay nonetheless have their folders and their albums. Those that are inconsolable have misplaced them.”
“Simply behind the immeasurable lack of life is the lack of the proof of life,” he continued.
The singer famous he doesn’t pray however would accomplish that that night for individuals who’ve misplaced their beloved keepsakes. He mentioned that shedding one’s dwelling is not about “artwork” or “collectibles” which have been destroyed. It is in regards to the private objects that join us to the issues and other people we love.
“It is the photographs, the letters, the category rings, the eyeglasses and the issues we preserve to remind us that these we beloved had been right here,” he wrote. “Could those that have misplaced a lot discover some semblance of hope and assist from their household and pals.”
John ended his put up by encouraging folks to safeguard each other.
“Keep secure, look out for your self and for each other, and belief that humanity and all it entails, although typically onerous to see, is alive and effectively. That is really devastating,” he mentioned.
She thanked him for “placing this into perspective” and famous that mementos had been a few of the first issues she packed in her evacuation equipment, together with “Bob’s glasses, a whole lot of his garments and private results that I do know are utterly irreplaceable.”
Andy Cohen, an in depth pal of John’s, additionally commented. “Fantastically mentioned. we’re all with a lump in our coronary heart for pals and strangers coping with immeasurable loss,” he wrote.
Questlove famous his mother’s aspect of his household misplaced their “total historical past.” He encourages folks to “seize the mementos” as a result of “that feeling of incompleteness often reveals its head.”
Singer JP Saxe praised John’s put up as a “stunning sentiment and stunningly written.”
Lastly, singer Paul Klein, a member of the band LANY, mentioned he grabbed a guitar John gave him when packing up. “I had 3 minutes to get out final evening. i grabbed my secure and the guitar u gave me ?,” he wrote.
You’ll be able to view John’s full Instagram put up right here and sources to assist folks impacted by the Los Angeles fires right here.
