Life lessons from pets
QUESTION: Masters. I had a strong connection to our pet from the minute I seen its photo for the 1st time. It was blind its whole life, suffering in its own way. I loved our pet like my own child as I nurtured it like an infant due to its disabilities. It’s been 3 days since I had to put our beloved pet “to sleep”. It was not a “conventional one”, but as humane & ethical as possible. I’m sad to think it may still be suffering alone in darkness. I love, miss it & I also feel really guilty that I had to put it to rest by my “own means”. Does it finally have its eyesight back? Is it still with us in spirit? Does it still need my help? How can I come to terms with this “unconventional means?” ~Roxanne, United States
ANSWER: Your pet did not suffer its whole life – it lived a loved comfortable life. When one has a disability, it does not miss what it does not know it should be able to do. When animals lose a leg to an accident or illness, they adapt and live very full lives. Once it leaves the enclosure of a physical body, all energy returns to unconditional love.
Your problem with the life of your pet was the fact that you identified with the animal and saw yourself in its body. You have always felt handicapped emotionally and physically when compared with others. This is a lesson you came to learn how to deal with. You have a tendency to see all things as negative and bad instead of as blessings leading to fulfillment. You cared for this pet as you desired to have others treat you. Your whole existence became the care of your child.
You carry guilt of your own creation for the transition of your pet. Returning to unconditional love, where energy exists without encumbrance, is perfection. The manner of transition is immaterial to the energy once it is free of the body. It was time for your pet to move on, just as it is time for you to re-examine this encounter and see the lessons it brought.
All souls have freedom of choice to live as they desire, and to take each instance of negative conflict and choose to reject the negativity and replace it with positive love. All lessons come to you as negative experiences. You then decide to keep the negatives (disabilities) around or to find the way to deal with them and work with your abilities until you only see the positive possibilities.