This was posted by:
E- Z Huston Jewell <[log in to unmask]>
on the rescue list, and it filtered down to me...from a friend...vicki..
she [E- Z Huston Jewell] did note under it to feel free to reprint it on
another animal list.
it made me cry...i hope it touches you...if it helps place even ONE shelter
kid...i will count it worth it!!!
The Bridge
Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp
as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals
had no idea what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this
before. But the animals who had been waiting for their beloved people knew
exactly what was going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to
The Bridge to watch.
It wasn't long before an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and
tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for while,
knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too
often.
He approached slowly, obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign
of injury or illness. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The
Bridge, this animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy and
vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the
other animals watching him. He knew he was out of place here and the
sooner he could cross over, the happier he would be. But, alas, as he
approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the appearance of an Angel
who apologized, but told him that he would not be able to pass. Only
those animals who were with their people could pass over Rainbow Bridge.
With no place else to turn to, the elderly animal turned towards the fields
before The Bridge and saw a group of other animals like himself, also
elderly and infirm. They weren't playing, but rather simply lying on the
green grass, forlornly staring out at the pathway leading to The Bridge.
And so, he took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting.
One of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't understand what he had just
witnessed and asked one of the animals that had been there for a while to
explain it to him.
"You see, that poor animal was a rescue. He was turned in to rescue just
as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes
clouding. He never made it out of rescue and passed on with only the love
of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly existence. Because
he had no family to give his love to, he has no one to escort him across
The Bridge."
The first animal thought about this for a minute and then asked, "So what
will happen now?" As he was about to receive his answer, the clouds
suddenly parted and the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be
seen a single person and among the older animals, a whole group was
suddenly bathed in a golden light and they were all young and healthy
again, just as they were in the prime of life.
"Watch, and see.", said the second animal. A second group of animals from
those waiting came to the pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At
each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind
the ears. The newly restored animals fell into line and followed him
towards The Bridge. They all crossed The Bridge together.
"What happened?"
"That was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing in respect were those
who found new homes because of his work. They will cross when their new
families arrive. Those you saw restored were those who never found homes.
When a rescuer arrives, they are allowed to perform one, final act of
rescue. They are allowed to escort those poor animals that they couldn't
place on earth, across The Rainbow Bridge."
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KITY=^..^=KAT... ( a.k.a. ...FuzzieMom ) and the krew...
Rascal, Sassy, Wolfie, Monkey(Shine), Meeja, Narmy, PopPye, Noodles (Slyk),
Sandi-Mandi, Hope-HollyHeart, Edison!, Lucky, Princess...and Uh-Oh!!!!!
Missing pieces of my heart...Marcel, LittleWhiteGirl, OldGuy & Charlie...
at the Bridge!
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[Posted in FML issue 3160]
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