The house is on fire

It is weird when you are happy, life is good, and the world around you is burning. I'm not the only one who feels odd about being personally happy while the world is going to hell. 

Some time ago I received some ancient vintage lens. I never ordered it so I think it was a mistake. I never played with it before today. I didn't need that focal length and it isn't very fast. I finally tried it today and it flared massively, so massively I could only see light rays when I tried to focus it. 

Now, I sort of like the overexposed, soft effect, but I don't expect to use it again.