You have 3 seconds to answer: what would you take from a burning house?

If there was a fire, what would you save first? It's the eternal dilemma between what's dear to your heart and what's dear to your wallet, and the choice very accurately reflects your life priorities. Have you ever thought about this? The author of the blog theburninghouse.com posed this question to his readers, and here's what they said.







Name: Zoe Zabel

Age: 19

Country: Texas

Occupation: Mostly journalism, some photography

List:

Her name is Chippy, and she's very important to me;

I would also save my favorite necklace and phone to call for help.

Name: Van Dahl Claire

Age: 58

Country: Belgium

Occupation: Nanny

List:

My first hand-quilted piece;

A box of old family photos;

My dad's mortar and pestle and my mom's watch;

The teddy bear my brother gave me when I was 10;

My parents' marriage certificate;

My favorite book.



Name: Elijah

Age: 18

Country: Australia

Occupation: Student

List:

Camera;

Sufjan Stevens's record;

Watership Down by Richard Adams;

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway;

wallet;

fountain pen;

keychain;

razor;

headphones;

cell phone;

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen;

laptop.



Name: Alberto

Age: 23

Country: Spain

Occupation: Film director, chemist

List:

My eyes: a film video camera and accessories;

My hands: a splicer and a notebook;

My memories: all the films I can get my hands on;

The book "Paradise Lost" by John Milton;

"Life in the Woods" by Henry Thor;

Some books by Stan Brakhage.



Name: Dario Lupini

Age: 21

Country: France

Occupation: Student

List:

My electric guitar (because what's life without music?);

A book I never finished;

a notebook and some sketches;

a wallet my mom brought me from Mexico;

a corkscrew;

grandfather's glasses;

a cell phone;

a film camera;

a flowered cap, a gift from my brother;

my ten-year-old watch;

a skateboard.



Name: Nelly Schrergardus

Age: 71

Country: Belgium

Occupation: Retired

List:

an old tea box;

a knife;

my glasses;

a photo of my family and a photo of my grandparents;

house keys;

car keys;

My camera.



Name: Ligia Matos Ribeiro

Age: 33

Country: Portugal

Occupation: Architect, Chinese yoga and martial arts teacher

List:

Car keys;

Mobile phone;

Laptop;

Favorite books;

Favorite music albums;

favorite movies;

passport;

suitcase;

cameras;

silver bracelets;

my lucky little toys;

my grandfather's pocket watch;

black belt;

white sword.



Name: Leonardo Mion

Age: 20

Country: Brazil

Occupation: Student (Journalism)

List:

My favorite wooden toy;

Laptop;

Notes and letters from my parents and girlfriend;

My grandmother's sunglasses;

Ukulele;

Pictures from childhood;

Mobile phone;

Wallet;

The watch my father saved for me from his graduation.

Name: Di Allermersch

Age: 39

Country: Belgium

Occupation: Employee

List:

Photo of daughter;

a bottle of Calvados;

headphones;

watch;

books.



Name: Luboš

Age: 31

Country: Czech Republic

Occupation: Developer

List:

diploma;

watch;

Swiss knife;

Keys;

Headlamp;

Passport;

Driver's license;

Wallet;

Wedding ring;

E-reader;

Notebook;

Mobile phone;

Camera;

External hard drive with photos.



Name: Agnieszka

Age: 20

Country: Canada

Country: Student (winemaking)

List:

vintage suitcase;

sketchbook;

pruning shears;

signed copy of "Sarajevo Diary" by Nadia Halilbegovic;

old family postcards;

2 photo albums;

Old wine labels I found on the street;

A Swiss Army knife;

A wallet and keys;

My grandmother's pink coral ring;

My other grandmother's perfume;

Vintage editions of Sienkiewicz books;

My personal diary;

A few dates (because I'd be hungry).

Name: Kaleo Darling

Age: 19

Country: USA, Hawaii

Occupation: Student

List:

Laptop;

Polish cookbook;

Library book (I'm really afraid I won't be able to return it);

Bikini;

All my favorite childhood photos;

Portraits of me and my family;

a stolen family of stones;

bullet casings;

a wallet (a gift) and a coin pouch from the Congo;

a Michael Kors handbag;

a notebook and pens in a ceramic cup, which (surprisingly) I still haven't broken.

Name: Thomas Auer

Age: 21

Country: Czech Republic

Occupation: Photographer and student

List:

gun;

laptop;

mobile;

camera;

wallet with documents;

external hard drive with photos;

my German pointer, Ara.



Name: Silvia

Age: 18

Country: Spain

Occupation: Student

List:

Sherlock's hat;

Baby photo album;

Sketchbook;

Pencil set.

Name: Eva

Age: 17

Country: France

Occupation: Student

List:

Backpack;

Notebook;

External hard drive;

Glasses;

Camera;

50mm lens;

Perfume;

Handbag;

Serge Gainsbourg's record.