The pace of modern life today is hectic. We do not seem to be able to find the time to think about what we really want out of life and how to live the rest of our years. We owe it to ourselves to pause and exhale, and give life a fresh look.
Pets generously give us this present. They are right there next to us like open books in which to read all about life. They are living expressions of emotions in their pure and unadulterated form. They are embodiments of nature’s wisdom.
Dogs and cats have conquered our hearts for countless reasons, the most important of these being our profound need to constantly look for ways to look at ourselves through different eyes. Nature’s eyes, our little friends’ eyes, look at us in such an innocent and pristine way, a way so deeply etched inside us that it moves and overwhelms us. It is in these eyes we see and recognize parts of our inner self. Animals, without realizing it – but we haven’t realized it either – have carried the tremendous burden of helping us understanding our self, and have succeeded where we have failed: in seeing humans as part of nature and paying attention to the life lessons nature offers. In the final analysis, maybe animals came into our lives for a reason: to show us the way of unity and reconciliation with nature, the way we must find again, this time with the help of our advanced intelligence. $0.99 on Kindle.
