Lama Rod Owens reminds us that when we grieve for someone, we feel the pain of the loss of our own identity, who we were when our lives were inextricably intertwined with whomever or whatever we lost.
Okay, now I'm going to have to tell you all about Gus, the big gray kitty who saved me from depression in 1999. He was my kitty. We had him for 17 years and he was so sick in his 17th year, we had him put to sleep. That was 2016 when he died and my heart broke. I saw him in every shadow in the house, heard his pad pad pad through the hallway. And I swore I'd never love another cat again...
but now I have 2 cats. It's not the same, but loving and caring for our animals is as intense as raising children.
Okay, now I'm going to have to tell you all about Gus, the big gray kitty who saved me from depression in 1999. He was my kitty. We had him for 17 years and he was so sick in his 17th year, we had him put to sleep. That was 2016 when he died and my heart broke. I saw him in every shadow in the house, heard his pad pad pad through the hallway. And I swore I'd never love another cat again...
but now I have 2 cats. It's not the same, but loving and caring for our animals is as intense as raising children.
Yes! It's not the same. I love Massimo and he is a great companion, but he's not Carina.