July 19 was the worst day of 2021. I don't normally have days I can call, "worst", but I'm not able to give it any other title. We had to say goodbye to our sweet, intelligent, and mischievous Hobbes. He gave my family laughter and love that words aren't adequate in explaining. We will always miss him.
Would I have chosen to take Tigger and Hobbes home from the animal shelter seventeen years ago knowing how it all would end? Yes, a million times over. That's the thing about love. If you want to have it in your life, you have to be willing to get hurt someday. No one lives forever, but what would I have missed out on if I had put a wall around my heart to avoid goodbyes? What if I had decided that I didn't want to risk the pain of losing a loved one, so I rejected all forms of love? I would have passed up on a fuller life of living for someone other than myself. I have experiences no one can just read about in a book but have to dive into fully for themselves to understand. Love is the reason I get up in the morning and fight through the daily grind. Love is why I don't give up on life the moment it gets difficult. Love is what gives me perspective and makes me a better person. If I reject love, I may not cry over losing someone; the deep canyons left in my heart may not exist, but my life would be one-dimensional and dull. Unfortunately, losing love to death rips out a part of your heart that never gets replaced. The hole may get scarred over, but it remains as a reminder of how much you loved. Despite the grief, you can't worry about the endings because you'll miss the story with all the in-betweens. Thank you, Hobbes and Tigger for giving me so many splendid in-betweens.
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