Posted by Karen on September 20, 2001, 5:28 pm
> << WELCOME AT RAINBOW BRIDGE
> by AlexanderTheodore, Bouvier, Fourth Year Resident
>
> On the morning of September 11, 2001, there was an unprecedented amount
of
> activity at the Rainbow Bridge. Decisions had to be made. They had to be
> made quickly. And, they were.
>
> An issue, not often addressed here, is the fact that many residents
really
> have no loved one for whom to wait. Think of the pups who lived and died
in
> hideous puppy mills. No one on earth loved or protected them. What about
the
> many who spent unhappy lives tied in backyards? And, the ones who were
> abused. Who are they to wait for?
>
> We don't talk about that much up here. We share our loved ones as they
> arrive, happy to do so. But we all know there is nothing like having your
> very own person who thinks you are the most special pup in the Heavens.
>
> Last Tuesday morning a request rang out for pups not waiting for specific
> persons to volunteer for special assignment.. An eager, curious crowd
surged
> excitedly forward, each pup wondering what the assignment would be.
>
> They were told by a solemn voice that unexpectedly, all at once, over
4,000
> loving people had left Earth long before they were ready. All the pups,
as
> all pups do, felt the humans' pain deep in their own hearts. Without
hearing
> more, there was a clamoring among them - "May I have one to comfort?"
"I'll
> take two, I have a big heart." "I have been saving kisses forever."
>
> One after another they came forward begging for assignment. One
cozy-looking
> fluffy pup hesitantly asked, "Are there any children coming? I would be
very
> comforting for a child 'cause I'm soft and squishy and I always wanted to
be
> hugged." A group of Dalmatians came forward asking to meet the Firemen
and
> be their friends. The larger working breeds offered to greet the Police
> Officers and make them feel at home. Little dogs volunteered to do what
they
> do best, cuddle and kiss.
>
> Dogs who on Earth had never had a kind word or a pat on the head, stepped
> forward and said, "I will love any human who needs love."
>
> Then all the dogs, wherever on Earth they originally came from, rushed to
> the Rainbow Bridge and stood waiting, overflowing with love to share -
each
> tail wagging an American Flag.
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