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Originally Posted by Hope-Full
@just_some_girl - I actually loved my two horses. Loved to the point where it was excruciating when I had to say goodbye, and swore I'd never own another animal again. The loss was just too painful. Then again, I rarely let emotions land, and when they do, I feel way too much - I guess I am an extremist in that sense - all or nothing. Numb or overwhelmed and paralyzed by emotions.
@elliemay - I wish! My condo isn't conducive to pets, nor is my job as I am gone too often. Plus, I don't know if I could go through the heartache of losing a pet again. It's happened three times - twice with horses and once with my cat. It is an interesting idea, though, to look for the love around you... thanks for that food for thought!
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It's so sad that when you speak of loving someone, you speak of loss. What about all the good times you had with your horses? The emotions exchanged between you? I know horses, and they can communicate emotion
quite effectively.
How does their passing negate all those wonderful times together? The feeling when you were with them? The connection?
Love can be incredibly messy - gut wrenching and awful, AND it is amazingly quiet and peaceful.
But, then again, that's true of life in general.