In media-saturated cultures, it is easy to focus on the statements or affairs of those who often appear on screens, records, and radio. Thus, one might feel that, when discussing the losses experienced by film stars in the terrible Los Angeles area wildfires, one is neglecting many whose names are not well known. But the tragedies visited upon numerous of those celebrities are emblematic of the troubles experienced by thousands of others, and, in many cases, their hopefulness, gratitude to be alive, and concern for others also is emblematic, and helps encourage others.
Such is the case for actor Mel Gibson, who, while in Texas for an interview with Joe Rogan, suffered the loss of his Malibu home to the vast, fast, uncontrolled, and deadly wildfires.
