And after the ship goes down or the building burns …

You are left with the unfulfilling message of …

I told you so.

But it does feel good for a few seconds when you watch the expression on their face and they realize they were the ones who lit the match.

But if we are optimistic enough we can use the moments afterwards to sift through the ashes and know that we will ultimately start over and it will be OK.

Others will only be left to look at the rubble and smell the wet ashes when it starts to rain.