The conclusion I have reached is that, above all, dogs are witnesses. They are allowed access to our most private moments. They are there when we think we are alone. Think of what they could tell us. They sit on the laps of presidents. They see acts of love and violence, quarrels and feuds, and the secret play of children. If they could tell us everything they have seen, all of the gaps of our lives would stitch themselves together.
Carolyn Parkhurst, The Dogs of Babel (via simply-quotes)
There are moments of such pure, sublime, unparalleled perfection that they will force you to close your eyes and hold on to them as best you can. Life is a series of these moments. Everything else is just waiting for them.
They say that there are moments that open up your life like a walnut cracked, that change your point of view so that you never look at things the same way again.
The moments that we have
with friends and family,
the chances that we have
to make a big difference
in the world
or even to make a small difference
to the ones we love,
all those wonderful chances
that life gives us,
life also takes away.
It can happen fast
and a whole lot sooner
than you think.
