Dogs’ lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you’re going to lose a dog, and there’s going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can’t support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There’s such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and for the mistakes we make because of those illusions,
- Dean Koontz, The Darkest Evening of the Year via Andrew who lost his Dusty, his buddy for 15 1/2 years
The response to Andrews post Surprised by Grief was phenomenal - On the personal level I wasn't surprised since Max is my life and not "part" of my life but what blew me away was how many people felt and feel the same.
- Dean Koontz, The Darkest Evening of the Year via Andrew who lost his Dusty, his buddy for 15 1/2 years
The response to Andrews post Surprised by Grief was phenomenal - On the personal level I wasn't surprised since Max is my life and not "part" of my life but what blew me away was how many people felt and feel the same.
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