Sometimes the love you seek is right at your
feet! |
‘You’re nobody until somebody loves you.’ I believe it was Frank who said that. Someone else said, ‘In order to receive love, you first have to give it away.’ The hard part about this is determining who to give your love to without getting your heart broken in return. A lover? Maybe, but you can’t always be sure it will be returned in the spirit it was given. A spouse? It is a rare and wondrous gift to have someone to share your life and dreams. But even in the best of situations differences of opinions are certain to arise. A child? The greatest gift to give a child is your love and acceptance of who they are as an individual. A friend? Count yourself one of the lucky ones if you have a friend that would go to the end of the earth with you. But the most unique and rarest of loves is unconditional. While it may be found in any of the examples above, it is hard for humans to reciprocate an unconditional love for each other simply due to our nature. Fear not searcher of truth and unconditional love! Look no further than your own back yard. Or living room, or perhaps that new white comforter that cost a fortune. Because no matter how their day went, you’ll always be greeted with muddy paw prints on your clothes, big sloppy kisses, or a leap up to the counter so their ears are in reach for scratching. Your pets. They don’t care about the dishes in the sink, the piles of laundry, your hairy legs or those last ten pounds. Now if a lover, spouse, child or friend had a real problem with any of the aforementioned examples I’d consider trading for a more understanding model. But the point is that pets just don’t care about all the silly things that people do. They ask for so little and give so much. Someone once said, ‘Let me be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.’ A pet will listen to you drone on endlessly about your horrible boss and how he fails to see your true greatness. Your cat will sit at home on a Saturday night and watch Working Girl while your spouse is at work. When your child becomes the alien that all teenagers morph into your pet won’t beg for a nose ring or purple hair because ‘Jane’s mother lets her!’. And when your best friend has to visit her in-laws, your dog is ready and willing to take a walk in the park! You will never get an argument out of your pet, they know you’re always right! You can tell your pet anything, I mean anything, and it will never leave the circle of trust. They know you’re the best driver on the road. They know you’re the only sane person in your family. They keep your feet warm in the winter, and listen to you cry. In your pets eyes you are a hero. And most importantly, they’ll never tell where you stashed the cookies! |