A beautiful letter from my friend Luke, who had a wonderful experience with my Bebe. June 30th 2013 Bebe: My Friend Forever One of my greatest adventures was taking care of my favorite dog of a favorite friend. In Those weeks we spent together we bonded and I got to learn about life from a creature who was so much smarter and wiser than me. Dogs in general express life with joy and abandon in a way that teaches us to be every mindful of this moment. They don’t care about tomorrow. Their lessons from yesterday mold their today but they don’t drag the past around like a chain. When you leave them it’s forever and they want you back. Now. They rejoice in your homecoming and they forget that they would never forgive you for leaving them. And Bebe, with her wonderful individualized qualities in Dogdom, took these qualities to new and extraordinary heights. She reveled in figuring out what you wanted her to be and had an intriguing way of becoming that very thing—even when she herself obviously had a better plan. On one life-changing night, I was half-asleep on the sofa and I woke up to find her staring at me. She had these incredible deep pools of knowledge and wisdom that could drown you at times. I sensed that she knew something powerful and she wanted to teach it to me. I stared and she hypnotized me and let me join in that knowledge she kept to herself most of the time. Creatures move through time and space and are often individualized in a certain way for us to learn. We can join with them, occasionally, if they let us, but it has to be their decision, not ours. I was struggling with Beauty then and my lifelong desire to possess it and understand it. I realized on my own journey that beauty is both fleeting and sacred. None can own its treasure except in passing. We can see it and touch it and feel its desire grow stronger or weaker depending upon our own needs at the time. We can see beautiful people and as we get to know them we are often disappointed because they know all too well how to use their beauty, in all its fullness, to get what they want and the cost be-damned. Or they can be unaware of what they possess and freely allow you to drink in its wonder and power. These are the ones who understand the transient quality of Beauty and see that even if they gloried themselves within its power, they would harm themselves and others. And when their beauty is no more they would be empty shells of self-pity and doubt and say: All you wanted was to own me and now you despise what is no longer there. Bebe had an understanding of her gifts but thought her beauty to be one of her minor assets. Oh, it was there and while she was certainly aware of it, she never flaunted or cajoled. She wanted you to love her for the world of attributes which were so much more lasting and powerful. Ironically, she will always, in my mind, remain that breathtaking, beautiful creature that stole my heart. Page 2 I cried to discover that Bebe is no longer on this side of the veil. But I believe that each of God’s creatures choses in advance what our journey will be. We chose our parents, great teachers and especially our friends. Bebe was a special friend to so many. Robert knew her in a way few of us can fathom and their time together was filled with mutual trust, respect and awesome wonder. She wanted it to be exactly as it was, even the worst times, because somewhere in those moments would be the understanding that would propel us into joy and happiness once again. Each of us, experiencing this journey we take, see it differently. I believe that the story of life is played upon the stage of physical reality. In that sense pain and sickness, even death itself is all too real. On the other side, we look back and see that we are all actors on a stage, moving in and out of physical time and space, only to be reborn in another form, playing out a drama that we already chose in advance so that our souls can participate in a much greater promise. All of that is beyond our ken, however, when we are trapped in the confines of physical reality. So while I mourn the passing of a very dear creature whom I loved, I know that she is greater than the form that encased her and that she, as I, performed her work well and has moved on to the more that we shall all someday know! God Bless You Robert Love, Luke June 30th 2013 Bebe: My Friend Forever One of my greatest adventures was taking care of my favorite dog of a favorite friend. In Those weeks we spent together we bonded and I got to learn about life from a creature who was so much smarter and wiser than me. Dogs in general express life with joy and abandon in a way that teaches us to be every mindful of this moment. They don’t care about tomorrow. Their lessons from yesterday mold their today but they don’t drag the past around like a chain. When you leave them it’s forever and they want you back. Now. They rejoice in your homecoming and they forget that they would never forgive you for leaving them. And Bebe, with her wonderful individualized qualities in Dogdom, took these qualities to new and extraordinary heights. She reveled in figuring out what you wanted her to be and had an intriguing way of becoming that very thing—even when she herself obviously had a better plan. On one life-changing night, I was half-asleep on the sofa and I woke up to find her staring at me. She had these incredible deep pools of knowledge and wisdom that could drown you at times. I sensed that she knew something powerful and she wanted to teach it to me. I stared and she hypnotized me and let me join in that knowledge she kept to herself most of the time. Creatures move through time and space and are often individualized in a certain way for us to learn. We can join with them, occasionally, if they let us, but it has to be their decision, not ours. I was struggling with Beauty then and my lifelong desire to possess it and understand it. I realized on my own journey that beauty is both fleeting and sacred. None can own its treasure except in passing. We can see it and touch it and feel its desire grow stronger or weaker depending upon our own needs at the time. We can see beautiful people and as we get to know them we are often disappointed because they know all too well how to use their beauty, in all its fullness, to get what they want and the cost be-damned. Or they can be unaware of what they possess and freely allow you to drink in its wonder and power. These are the ones who understand the transient quality of Beauty and see that even if they gloried themselves within its power, they would harm themselves and others. And when their beauty is no more they would be empty shells of self-pity and doubt and say: All you wanted was to own me and now you despise what is no longer there. Bebe had an understanding of her gifts but thought her beauty to be one of her minor assets. Oh, it was there and while she was certainly aware of it, she never flaunted or cajoled. She wanted you to love her for the world of attributes which were so much more lasting and powerful. Ironically, she will always, in my mind, remain that breathtaking, beautiful creature that stole my heart. Page 2 I cried to discover that Bebe is no longer on this side of the veil. But I believe that each of God’s creatures choses in advance what our journey will be. We chose our parents, great teachers and especially our friends. Bebe was a special friend to so many. Robert knew her in a way few of us can fathom and their time together was filled with mutual trust, respect and awesome wonder. She wanted it to be exactly as it was, even the worst times, because somewhere in those moments would be the understanding that would propel us into joy and happiness once again. Each of us, experiencing this journey we take, see it differently. I believe that the story of life is played upon the stage of physical reality. In that sense pain and sickness, even death itself is all too real. On the other side, we look back and see that we are all actors on a stage, moving in and out of physical time and space, only to be reborn in another form, playing out a drama that we already chose in advance so that our souls can participate in a much greater promise. All of that is beyond our ken, however, when we are trapped in the confines of physical reality. So while I mourn the passing of a very dear creature whom I loved, I know that she is greater than the form that encased her and that she, as I, performed her work well and has moved on to the more that we shall all someday know! God Bless You Robert Love, Luke Fawcett
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 04:21:57 +0000
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