John Mayer Is Praised For Considerate LA Fires Instagram Submit

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 protected from the fires, shared a photograph of a folder. The folder, he mentioned, held footage 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 helpful 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 gadgets individuals misplaced in them. “These are the ‘paperwork’ you examine individuals taking from their properties,” he wrote. “If you hear somebody say they’ve misplaced all the things in a hearth, that is a lot of that all the things, 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 achieve this 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 gadgets that join us to the issues and folks we love.

“It is the photographs, the letters, the category rings, the eyeglasses and the issues we preserve to remind us that these we liked have been right here,” he wrote. “Might those that have misplaced a lot discover some semblance of hope and assist from their household and associates.”

John ended his put up by encouraging individuals to safeguard each other.

“Keep protected, 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 actually devastating,” he mentioned.

She thanked him for “placing this into perspective” and famous that mementos have been a few of the first issues she packed in her evacuation package, together with “Bob’s glasses, numerous 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 associates and strangers coping with immeasurable loss,” he wrote.

Questlove famous his mother’s aspect of his household misplaced their “total historical past.” He encourages individuals to “seize the mementos” as a result of “that feeling of incompleteness sometimes exhibits 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 protected and the guitar u gave me 😭,” he wrote.