Leo Buscaglia wrote: "The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing." I would add that the greatest risk in life is opening your heart in order to give and receive love. There's no riskier business than love. Yet without love, there is nothing. Nada.
If you want to put love into universal context, you really only need three letters: GOD. Love in its purest state is God in relationship with us. Entire faith traditions are based on this simple premise. God equals love.
Ironically, if you want to boil love down to its least common denominator whereby it defines a perfect relationship between a being and its master, you still only need three letters: DOG.
They are the same three letters.
If you follow this blog with any frequency, you've met Farm Dog and you probably know he met with some trouble yesterday (see previous post). We had hoped for the best for our beloved dog, but it was not meant to be. It is with great sadness and a broken heart that I share this news.
Farm dog will be euthanized (mercifully) and then cremated. His remains will be returned to us so that his ashes may mix with the fertile soil of the vineyard near Lynn's memorial flower garden. I suppose we will add a statue of a dog to set near the angel that already keeps watch over the vines. It's good for a vineyard to have both a guardian angel and a watch dog!
All who met Farm Dog loved him as much as we and so I expect the pain we are feeling today to be shared by many. The loss of one so loved, even a beloved pet, can be very painful. Love that is lost hurts. But as I said earlier, opening your heart to love is a risky thing.
"The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing."
Without love, there is nothing. Nada.
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Such sad news...we had all hoped for a better outcome. He was such a 'brave doggy' through the whole ordeal. May he 'rest in peace' in 'doggy heaven'.
Kay: He was brave indeed. I'll always remember his last day, which we spent with you and Steve, and you feeding him ice cubes from your hand.
I'll miss you my honey honey :(
I'm so sorry.
RIP, Simon.
I am so sorry to hear about your beloved Farm Dog :( I think what you wrote about opening your heart and how risky it is was PERFECT and so TRUE! We are getting ready to open our hearts to another rescue dog (our third) but it is with some hesitation because this special doggie is 9 years old and we know that we will only have a few years to love her. Sounds a bit selfish, but like you said, "When you open your heart, you risk breaking it." These little creatures give us so much and all they ask for in return is our love--the perfect example of God Himself. What a gift your doggie was to you, and what a gift the next one will be--for every doggie has a story and every doggie leaves its mark on your life in a way that will change you forever. Knowing what a gift our 2 dogs are, we have decided to open our hearts to this Golden Girl and give her the best days of the rest of her life. I hope, when you are ready, you will take the risk and give another dog a dream home at Cedar Farms! How lucky Farm Dog was to live there!
Most Sincerely--
Julie (Hofmeister) Stanke
Meet "Shorty" at www.ragom.org go to "Available dogs" and she's on page 2
Julie, Shorty looks like a real sweetie. Good luck with her and God bless your for rescuing old dogs. -Jackie
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