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**gDGwm8BC** · 07-29-2010, 06:09 AM

Sadly the members of the pack you now have will not have the longevity we humans do.

Orson Scott Card commented on it in one of the books in the Ender series about how we have so much trouble so often opening our hearts to our own kind in order that we might avoid any potential pain they could cause us. He then wondered at how we can give ourselves so utterly and completely to creatures whose lives are so much shorter than ours that the very shortness of their lives (and how completely we give ourselves to them) guarantees that they WILL bring us pain in their passing.

So, my thoughts would be love and care for the ones you have as you have been. Give them the best life, the best home, the best of yourself that you are able.

Then when that sad day comes that one must leave you, then you will have the room, and at that time (more so than now) your heart will have the need.

I agree so much with Sasha!! Everything happens for a reason. You may never know what it is, but all things happen for a reason. Maybe Sattva knew you needed her.... maybe she knew she needed you... maybe it's a combination of the two, but for whatever reason, she is back with you now.

Maybe she was meant to be with you all along... maybe this other family that took her, was just NOT the right fit (apparently they have never heard the words "dogs" and "prey drive" mentioned in the same sentence). Whatever the case, whatever the reason, she is back with you now, either temporary or permanently.

I don't think it means the end of the road as far as your fostering. It may mean that you need to take a time off from it for now. But eventually, you will get back into fostering.

For now, take care of the ones you have, love them more than you thought you could, and show them that there are kind humans out there... you're proof of that.

07-29-2010, 06:09 AM	#7
gDGwm8BC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 563 Senior Member	Sadly the members of the pack you now have will not have the longevity we humans do. Orson Scott Card commented on it in one of the books in the Ender series about how we have so much trouble so often opening our hearts to our own kind in order that we might avoid any potential pain they could cause us. He then wondered at how we can give ourselves so utterly and completely to creatures whose lives are so much shorter than ours that the very shortness of their lives (and how completely we give ourselves to them) guarantees that they WILL bring us pain in their passing. So, my thoughts would be love and care for the ones you have as you have been. Give them the best life, the best home, the best of yourself that you are able. Then when that sad day comes that one must leave you, then you will have the room, and at that time (more so than now) your heart will have the need. I agree so much with Sasha!! Everything happens for a reason. You may never know what it is, but all things happen for a reason. Maybe Sattva knew you needed her.... maybe she knew she needed you... maybe it's a combination of the two, but for whatever reason, she is back with you now. Maybe she was meant to be with you all along... maybe this other family that took her, was just NOT the right fit (apparently they have never heard the words "dogs" and "prey drive" mentioned in the same sentence). Whatever the case, whatever the reason, she is back with you now, either temporary or permanently. I don't think it means the end of the road as far as your fostering. It may mean that you need to take a time off from it for now. But eventually, you will get back into fostering. For now, take care of the ones you have, love them more than you thought you could, and show them that there are kind humans out there... you're proof of that.
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