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Date: Fri Feb 23 11:24:03 1996
Subject: Re: Feeling Blah
On Fri, 23 Feb 1996 10:11 AM, Michelle wrote:
> You guys are probably sick TO DEATH of hearing this, but I don't know
> where else I can share about it, so if you are sick of it - move on.
!!! NEVER !!! We *need* your perspective. Bunnies have short lives,
but they are the sweetest animals on this earth, sort of concentrated
packets of love. We will all have to face the loss of our long-eared
companions someday - you are helping us. Thank you for the gift!
> Does anyone think there is something wrong with me for still feeling
> this way. Sometimes I am almost embarrassed to say I only had him for
> 10 DAYS, cause how could I become sooooo attached to him after 10
> days?
Remember that love cannot be measured by time - it's the depth of love
that counts. Grief often comes through in quiet, private moments and
from little memories over a number of years. Tears of sorrow are also
sweet with love.
Personally, I subscribe to the "Lion King" philosophy of life/death:
the gazelles eat the grass, the lions eat the gazelles, the lions die
and "become the grass". Parts of us were once other animals/plants.
Kind of makes you realize how important it is to take care of the
environment, doesn't it? Death is part of life. It's a beautiful,
natural cycle.
> I think I mourn for the life he COULD have had. He came from such
> yucky circumstances, and was depressed, and in the 10 days I had him
> the change was remarkable, then WHAM - before the little guy gets a
> chance at a really happy life, God takes him.
No one can ever take away the truly precious moments you had with little
Rufus. In a sense, he lives within you *forever* and, by sharing your
feelings with the PETBUNNY group, he lives within *all* of us forever.
Maybe he was a small little "furball", but his spirit has become *huge*,
largely because of the depth of love you felt for him and the way you
are sharing it with us.
Peace and love to you,
Cristina
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