Life is a gift seldom appreciated...
My golden retriever, whom I've had for nearly 11 years is going to be euthenized tomorrow :(
She's had a good life though with a big yard to run around in and plenty of love and pampering. But as she got older, her hips started to fail to the point where she had to drag herself wherever she went.
Needless to say I cried buckets today and will no doubt do so tomorrow.
It's almost worse knowing it's coming. If she died in her sleep you'd know that there was nothing you could do and that it was truly her time. But when you have control over the death of a living thing, it just feels so different.
Everytime you look at this creature in front of you, you know you will never see it again; Never stroke it's fur, never give it affection, never see it move or walk around, and never have it's company when you feel lonely ever again.
But she was in misery and doing this will end her pain. I know it's for the better and it's the most logical choice, so why am I still so sad?
It made realize how beautiful life is and how how happy I am to be alive and still have so much to live for. And despite its many flaws, this world is an amazing place to be a part of
Sorry if I ruined everyone's happy day with this post are annoyed people with it's lack of relevance to their life.
Farewell, and make sure you take a little time to appreciate something about your life, no matter how crummy you think it might be
:)