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Out of the Mouth of Babes We do not know who wrote this originally .....or even who to give credit to for posting it on the message board......But we thought that this was just so wonderful, we just had to add it to our stories page.
Wise Words Posted by AB-Lover on 7/4/2001, 3:03 pm 62.243.43.228 It's about a 10 yr old dog, "Belker", who had cancer. The vet who wrote this story told of going to the family's home to put the dog to sleep, and out of its misery, in its own home. The parents thought their 4 yr old son, Shane, should witness the experience to help get closure on the family pet's death. After the euthanasia procedure, the vet wrote the following: "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 had never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, "Everybody is born so they can learn how to live a good life - like loving everybody and being nice, right? Well, animals already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."  |