Dedicated to:
"Harley"
1994 - 2001
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Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of Heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they each miss someone very special, someone who was left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.
His bright eyes are intent; his eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly, he breaks from the group, flying over the green grass, faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into those trusting eyes, so long gone from your life, but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together...
Author Unknown
Heaven
A man and his dog were walking across a bridge and then down a long road...
The man was enjoying the sunshine, when it suddenly
occurred to him that he was dead...
He remembered dying, and that the dog
had been dead for years. He wondered where the
road would lead them...
After a while, they came to a high, white
stone wall along one side of the road. It
looked like fine marble. At the top of a
long hill, it was broken by a tall arch
that glowed in the sunlight. When he was
standing before it, he saw a magnificent
gate in the arch that looked like mother
of pearl, and the street that led to the
gate looked like pure gold...
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and
as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to
one side. When he was close enough, he
called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered...
"Wow! Would you happen to have some
water?" the man asked...
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have
some ice water brought right up." The man
gestured, and the gate began to open...
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog,
"come in, too?" the traveler asked...
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then
turned back toward the road and continued the way
he had been going...
After another long walk, and at the top of
another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led
through a farm gate that looked as if it had never
been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the
gate, he saw a man inside, leaning
against a tree and reading a book...
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you
have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there". The
man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen
from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured
to the dog...
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there
was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside
it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long
drink himself, then he gave some to the dog...
When they were satisfied, he and the dog walked back
toward the man who was standing by the tree
waiting for them...
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked...
"This is Heaven," was the answer...
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said.
"The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and
pearly gates? Nope. That's Hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your
name like that?"
"No. We're just happy that they screen out the folks who'll
leave their best friends behind."
Author Unknown
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