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| Page 15 |
The Irish
Wolfhound...
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 there were no miracles left 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 Shane could 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, "Everybody is born so that they can learn how to live
a good life -- like loving everybody and being nice, right?"
The four-year-old continued, "Well, animals already know how to
do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
Amen and amen!
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Family......
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but
the family you
love, you seem to abuse. Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll
find some
flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he brought for
you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very
quietly not to
spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little
eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, And now my tears began to fall. I
quietly
went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers,
especially the
blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are
working for
could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we
left behind
will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than
into our own
family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
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