Bluehacks World(β)0.7 -Knowledge is always meant for sharing!!
:-| Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owner, his wife, and their little boy 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, the owners told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old boy to observe the procedure. They felt he could learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. The little boy 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.
The little boy, 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.”
has been in the wrong which is but saying…
That he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
-Alexander Pope~
The past is gone.
But it is a piece of the experience that
defines who we are today.
All fear stress and regret come from the past.
We can be free of them entirely by
choosing to live in this moment.
In this moment life is simpler mistakes are
less devastating work is more productive and
relationships are more rewarding and intimate.
Our talents and passions thrive.
The world looks different.
As tempting as it may be to fantasize the
what ifs of the past those experiences are only
helpful to us as we live in this moment.
The mistakes of the past are a source of wisdom and
insight as long as we choose to bring those things
to the present and leave regret behind.
Mistakes are a part of the process that every one
of us has to experience to learn and grow.
To forgive the past is to invite hope, peace,
innocence and freedom without limitations
