THE MEANING OF LIFE
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's Owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, Were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family. We couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why." Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life ---like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
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7 comments:
Hhmm.. regardless of you are dog lover or not. You will like it. The last line is a touching one. [:)]
And yeah 2 requests:
1. Make the comment page a pop up.
2. There is some error with comment page. It automatically opens a new link which is blank. Please sort 'em out.
Yea I love dogs too. Sometimes wonder how much pleasure it is own a pup so much different from human beings. I like what I see in ur blog. Keep it going then.
Yes abinash. But a dog lover will appreciate this one more :)
@cooking : hi i will comment on your blog and that becomes a link by itself :) cheers!
Hello gangsta markiv, thanks for dropping by. Yeah am looking at writing such types of interesting articles.. Hope I will keep up my word and do drop in often :)
Thanks for the pop up thing. :)
ofcourse :) no thanks pls.. it was infact a good suggestion :)
I hate dogs bcoz they hate me very much!!!!!
hey i really cant help it :) I love animals especially dogs..
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