Saving Simon (2014)
“Three of these animals—Simon, Red, and Rocky—converged on my life at the same time and were particularly powerful creatures. I often felt I was living in the middle of this almost mystical triangle. These three animals were connected to one another in ways that would further challenge and deepen my ideas about mercy and compassion. Together they taught me so much about how animals can heal and change a human being—me.
All of my time on Bedlam Farm, all of my dogs, all of my experiences—lambing,... sickness, loss, sorrow—had led me to Simon, and he had led me further along the path. The paths we were walking were not really metaphorical at all; they turned out to be quite literal experiences.
If not for Simon, I would never have been open to Rocky. If not for Simon, I would never have been open to a stranger e-mailing me and telling me that God wanted me to have a border collie from Ireland in search of the right home. And for almost all of my life, I would have laughed at the idea that I would want a blind thirty-three-year-old Appaloosa pony.MoreLess
All of my time on Bedlam Farm, all of my dogs, all of my experiences—lambing,... sickness, loss, sorrow—had led me to Simon, and he had led me further along the path. The paths we were walking were not really metaphorical at all; they turned out to be quite literal experiences.
If not for Simon, I would never have been open to Rocky. If not for Simon, I would never have been open to a stranger e-mailing me and telling me that God wanted me to have a border collie from Ireland in search of the right home. And for almost all of my life, I would have laughed at the idea that I would want a blind thirty-three-year-old Appaloosa pony.MoreLess
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