The last few days have been so busy - busy packing, busy closing, busy saying goodbyes. It didn't quite occur to me, at least, that we are truly saying "goodbye" to our best of friends; it didn't occur to me that we are actually leaving the place until we gave the dog away.
My son was very upset. I was upset for three days.
The place just didn't feel the same without the dog around. She is not here to share my breakfast in the morning. She is not there at the door to greet me when I am back. She is not here to go out with me every night when I throw out the rubbish.
We truly missed the dog. I truly miss her. Even writing about her now upsets me.
In contrast, I had to clear out my office and my house over the yesterday and today. I threw out 10 years of collection of journal articles, papers, goods, souveniers and many more things. I didn't even blink an eye. There was no sadness, no pain, no loss.
Although we spend our lives chasing after material gain, at the end of the day, it is the people - our friends, family, relatives, church friends that we miss the most. All the material wealth does not even compare to the dog that we have.
I shall miss all my friends. I shall miss my dog. Very very much.
3 comments:
Spring cleaning every now and then is good for the soul :-)
BTW So who got your dog?
Heard you have fallen ill. You are in my prayers.
Belinda's nurse adopted her. An avid dog lover, has 2 to 3 dogs of her own. Treat the dogs better than we do. Well, the dog lives happily ever after ...
Nice to know your dog has a good home
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