So well said MaryChristine... --- TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> tonya, for me the answer is to focus on my small > part of the world, > and remember that being a good example (well, at > least about the > critters!) is a big thing, tho decidedly slow.... > > some people can handle dealing with the huge issues, > many can't. for > me, if i try to handle a huge number of injustices > at once, i end up > overwhelmed, and paralyzed, and unable to act on any > level. for me, > saving the critters i can, and continuing to > educate-educate-educate, > is what enables me to go on. > > a fervent belief that these critters come to US, out > of all the humans > in the world, also keeps me going. some of us have > the "gift" of being > able to handle the constant heartbreak of having to > say goodbye to > cats with FeLV and other conditions. it's not > something i think i > chose, but clearly the cats know better..... > > i pull back and remember that these cats who have > come into my life > leave this world when it's their time having known > warmth, and love, > and a roof over their heads, and competent medical > care. for those for > whom human companionship is something they want, > they leave in the > arms of someone who loves them, thanks them for > sharing their lives, > and who tries desperately to honor their needs over > my own. how many > humans these days can say as much? > > you did exactly what jaws needed you to do: you > rescued him from that > street, you surrounded him with love and caring from > yourself and your > wonderful vet--in those few hours, jaws KNEW that > his life was of > value to someone. THOSE are the memories that he > took with him to the > bridge. would you have been there with him had you > known he was going > to leave so soon? of course--but you did not know, > and you did what > you needed to do for yourself. as much as we are > driven to care for > these without anyone else to stand up for them, we > MUST take care of > ourselves, too, or we diminish our ability to > continue to be there for > the next one, two, twenty. > > this group gives us a place to all do whatever it is > they we can do, > while having a wide group of folks doing the same > thing--and when we > reach out and hold hands (and/or paws), we enlarge > the circle, and > support one another in ways that radiate out from > that circle. we may > not encompass the world and its evils, but we each > make a > difference--and, together, we amplify and magnify > one another. > > > -- > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
