Guest eterri Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) This was posted on a parrotlet board and I love it. They didn't say who the author is but when I find out, I'll let you know. The Rescuer's Final Reward Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray. All 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 dog 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 dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and discouraged. Unlike the other animals 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 dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting. One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer to explain what was happening. The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to bright sunshine. The cat replied, "Watch, and you will see." In the distance was a single person, and as he 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 animals 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 dog asked the cat, "What just happened?" The cat 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 they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers." The cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven." Edited December 13, 2005 by eterri Link to comment
Rainbow 0 Posted December 13, 2005 Member ID: 198 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,290 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/03/04 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2009 Birthday: 24/04/1965 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Beautiful. Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted December 13, 2005 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Waaaah! That's beautiful, i've gone all teary. Link to comment
Guest Phoebe Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 :ausb: Howling here (things aren't going great in general) but a lovely, beautiful tribute! :greenb: Link to comment
Guest Lin Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Oh my hair stood up, and tears welled in my eyes. Link to comment
chirpy 0 Posted December 13, 2005 Member ID: 117 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,380 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/01/04 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 25, 2016 Birthday: 15/06/1962 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Thankyou Terri, that is a beautiful piece, I thinks its actually annonymous. I have pinned this because it is perfect for here. Anne Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted December 13, 2005 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Thank You, beautiful. Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted December 14, 2005 wonderful, simply wonderful. Link to comment
standbyme 0 Posted June 17, 2006 Member ID: 787 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 35 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 165 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,710 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/02/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 24, 2010 Birthday: 23/03/1988 Share Posted June 17, 2006 that made me cry so beautiful <3 Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I'm all teary-eyed now . Sniff Link to comment
Snowflake 0 Posted September 25, 2008 Member ID: 4,692 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 38 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 290 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/09/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 28, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Thats so ... beautiful! Link to comment
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