Wisdom is needed to keep us going

This Klang rescue has really taken a toll on me.  Not only did I come down with flu after the three-day rescue, but the emotional upheaveals that came after discovering some were sick (two with distemper) was something unexpected.  I never knew we would have to bring back any sick dog.    

Many other unexpected issues arose after the rescue.  At times, I do wonder if I had done the right thing.  I can only seek comfort in knowing that the confirmed healthy ones like Tai Kor, Shorty, Jimmy, Goldie, Selphie, and a few more are now happily living on the farm at LLLP.  Tara (the female with distemper) now has a home with my parents.  And thanks to Lisa, Shaggy is being treated at the vet’s and someone is interested to foster him (and may even adopt him).  Sean (with distemper) is also being treated.  Roger, Jackie, Perky and the rest that we had brought back are all being treated at various places now.  The rest are living on the farm and I am hoping that the “good qi” at the farm, and knowing that they are now safe and free will help them gain better wellbeing.  We already saw how happy all the dogs were when Bro Sui decided to let them be farm dogs. 

Sometimes when emotions take over, we have to rely on wisdom to keep us going.  Life is never perfect, and we can never predict the outcomes and (especially) the proliferated outcomes. 

I need to draw wisdom from the sages to keep me going.  This came in an email today.  How apt!  And how very timely….

Thought of the Day – by Eknath Easwaran

If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? – Percy Bysshe Shelley


I am an incorrigible optimist. I’m aware of the threats that surround us, but I haven’t lost my faith, I haven’t lost my hope. And I haven’t lost my confidence that people working together harmoniously can bring about a change for the better in the world that our children will grow up in.


It’s not for governments to improve our lives. It is for each individual to ask himself or herself, “Should I continue to make things which destroy life, or can I lend my expertise and my experience to benefit life, to help life?”


We get discouraged because we don’t see life as it is. We feel we can’t make a difference because we don’t see things as they really are. When we see life as it is, when we see people as they are, all sorrow will fall away, all suffering will come to an end. This is the great message of all religions. When we see life as it is, all sorrow falls away.
 
Life as it is – what is that?  For me, it is important (and wise) to accept first and foremost, that life is not perfect and can never be.  Second, our purpose in life is to do our best to do good for others.  The outcomes cannot be controlled, but our intentions can.  As long as our intentions are pure and wholesome, that’s all that really matters. 
 
Some things may have unexpectedly “gone wrong” with this rescue work.  But many things had also “gone right”.  I shall draw comfort from those that had gone right. 
 
Today will be another day……of living life to the fullest and doing the best I can.