Man's Best Friend

I want to share this letter in honor of miles dogs who die every day in oblivion.

Dear friend, I see you're crying because it's my time to go. Please do not cry. I want to explain to you some things.

You' re sad because I've gone and I'm happy because I met you. How many like me, die every day, without having met someone special?

Sometimes, we spend so much time alone and down on our luck! We only know the cold, the thirst, the danger, the hunger. We also have to worry about how we'll get something to eat and where we'll spend the night.

We see many faces every day that pass us by without even a look, and sometimes it's better that they don't look at us, as they might realize that we are there and harm us. Sometimes, we might have the great luck that among the people passing an angel might stop and pick us up. Sometimes, those angels come in a groups, and they're organized. Sometimes, there are other angels that send help to us. And then it all changes. If it's necessary, they will take us to another type of angels who knows much and give us medicines to heal. They choose a strange word that they pronounce every time we come. 'name' I think that is what they call it. And that makes us feel special, we cease to be anonymous, of being one of many. And we know what a house is like! Do you know how important that is for us? We don't have to be afraid anymore, no more hunger, or cold, or pain, or danger. If you could take into account how happy that makes us feel. For us, any house is like a palace! We do not care if it's going to rain, or have to worry that someone is going to hurt us. And mostly we're not alone anymore because no animal likes to be alone. What more you could ask for?

I know that you are sad at my departure, but I have to go now. I want to ask you not to blame yourself for anything. I heard you sobbing that you should have done more for me. Please do not say that, you did a lot for me! Without you, I wouldn't have known all the nice things that I'm taking with me.

Please, don't cry! I leave a happy person, taking with me the memory of the name, and every caress you gave me, the sound of your voice talking to me, even though you didn't always understand what you told me.

My task from here on is to help you not to be too sad. Tonight when you look at the sky and see a star blink I want you to know I am trying to catching your eye, telling you that I have arrived well and to thank you for the love that you have given me. 

I say goodbye for now. There's a heaven for special people like you. The same sky where we're going. I'll be waiting for you.