Post by Tressie on Sept 18, 2011 10:23:14 GMT -4
This was posted on the facebook site devoted to an organized effort to help the Triple F Ferrets and I wanted to share it here. It is dedicated to all who rescue animals:
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray. The recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness. But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old one could not cross over. Only those pets accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody and with nowhere else to turn, the old one trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and discouraged. Unlike the other pets waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old one took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, not knowing for what.
One of the newer arrivals at the Bridge asked a pet who had been there longer to explain what was happening. The pet replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue shelters, but never found a forever home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a Rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no owner to claim them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge."
The newer arrival asked the pet, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the pet could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to bright sunshine. The pet replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as they approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The pets who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The new arrival asked the pet, "What just happened?", to which the pet responded; "That was a Rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of Rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a Rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals that weren't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The new arrival thought for a moment, then said, "I like Rescuers."
The pet smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven.”
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray. The recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness. But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old one could not cross over. Only those pets accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody and with nowhere else to turn, the old one trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and discouraged. Unlike the other pets waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old one took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, not knowing for what.
One of the newer arrivals at the Bridge asked a pet who had been there longer to explain what was happening. The pet replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue shelters, but never found a forever home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a Rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no owner to claim them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge."
The newer arrival asked the pet, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the pet could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to bright sunshine. The pet replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as they approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The pets who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The new arrival asked the pet, "What just happened?", to which the pet responded; "That was a Rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of Rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a Rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals that weren't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The new arrival thought for a moment, then said, "I like Rescuers."
The pet smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven.”