>These little guys don't have a clue of what is going on nor do >they care. They are totally innocent and devoid of capability of >understanding but just the same they demonstrate unconditional >love and appreciation to me. That simple act by those dumb animals >lightened my heart to bring a smile to a very worn person. > >And to think they were to be put down by the SPCA for lack of >anyone's interest to have them! Am so very glad I did take them >in, I was blessed. > >Gordon, Peekaboo and Pester > >Rev. J. Gordon Bengtson Dear Rev. J. Gordon Bengtson - dear all Rev. J. Gordon Bengtsons; I am greatly pleased that you have 2 wonderful fuzzy friends to lift your spirits when the outside world has knocked you up one side and down the other. I do beg you to please not think of them as dumb animals nor think of them as total innocents without an ability to understand what is happening around them. Animals, at least on an emotional level, have been shown to exhibit deep understanding, actions and reactions. Animals have also been shown in many ways to be clarivoyant and intuitive beyond anything most humans can even imagine of them (non-humans) or themselves (any human). Your fuzzy kids more than likely did sense your dejection and found that grooming was a good first step to bringing you back to some acceptable level of joy. Grooming is a way to show love and respect and to impart comfort and peace. I will never understand any human so far removed from the natural world that they can or do not understand that while we possess certain knowledge and abilities (which cool our homes and cars in the summer and warm them in the winter, create concoctions and perform surgeries which save lives, build structures that fly in the air, sail upon the waters and even tower over the land and so much much more), animals also are able to understand and react to many circumstances in our lives - they do understand. They may be dumb if that definition is only defined as able to speak in the manner and language of a human being... but they are far far far from dumb. They understand joy, love, fear, anger, sadness etc. They can sense/detect illness both physical and mental, they are able to preform tasks that many people find incredible and often call tricks, but the ones who preform these tricks without having been trained belie the brain behind the act. Some of our animal friends have limited human sounding language... NO ONE knows if they understand what they are saying or not. It will not be until MAN is SMART enough to understand other species that he will know just what they really do know, but their actions often suggest they know more than the arrogance of man gives them credit. This is not meant to be a harsh criticism of you, but it is the result of a bleeding heart for animals getting the short end of the stick from a man yet again (or so it seems)... and I am proud that my heart bleeds for them and aches for how they are considered and treated by men (mankind). I pray that others wake-up from their slumber in civilization and give our furred and feathered friends more credit, more respect, and more room here with us. I also thank God that your fuzzies were there for you in one of your times of needs... I would give you hugs meaning comfort, but maybe what you did get was even better. Vicki Montgomery Tricks and Treats Rescue Greater Houston/Galveston Texas 713-472-6599 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] "Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace." ~ Dr. Albert Schweitzer [Posted in FML 6005]