little town large fire

The little town I live in made the national new last Friday when half a block of historic buildings burnt. It just kinda has me wondering when you have a tragic event in your life do you try to rebuild and put things back the way they were or do you prefer to accept what happened, learn from the mistakes and move forward with a better understanding. I'm not just talking about old buildings but life in general. I see alot of poeple that can't seem to comprehend the whole "learn from your mistakes" thing. You just want to walk up and smack them and yell "wake up" until they look at what they are doing. Then there are the times you realize you've done the same thing yourself and just feel like pounding your head against a wall. :twak: Anyway just had to rant for a bit.