Fire - Friend or Enemy?

Fire, the horrendous fiend. When you think of fire, you feel white hot pain and you see the flames of Hell. Is this the backstabbing demon you would like as a friend? Fire is the weapon of the arsonists and the destroyer of homes, families and lives. Millions of burn victims all over the world have to undergo a life full of discrimination and agony after a match with this indestructible force. Fire has no empathy. It burns down acres of vegetation in forest fires, destroying in seconds what took million of years to form. Laying waste to the homes of many animals and the source of food for all.

Fire is always associated with Hell. In many religions, demons are represented by fire. Fear of harm from these demons led fire worshippers to sacrifice many innocent lives. Likewise the spark of a flame attracts the arsonist, using the adrenaline junkie inside him for its own evil purpose. Fire shows no mercy. Using the structure of a building as its ambush, innocent people as live bait, it lures the firemen in its trap to risk their lives in its devilish inferno. Fire should never be underestimated, rather treated with discipline and carbon dioxide.

Charred flesh and burnt wood are the smells on the scene of a building set on fire. It breathes and consumes and intelligently works to prevent its death. How the tiny spark of a matchstick grows into a consuming hell hole? How an innocent campfire can turn in to a raging forest fire, its twisted sense of irony turning a camper’s search for warmth to hopeless tries of escaping its wrath. As a symbol of Hell, destruction and evil, I chose fire as an enemy.