Well, I guess today's one of my off-days ... I've been feeling blue from early this morning -- right from the moment, on my way to work on my 2-wheeler, that I saw this dog ... if that's what it was!
The poor creature had recently been run over by some heartless beast of a driver and three and a half legs were badly maimed and absolutely non-functional. In fact, "legs" is a term one would hesitate to use, in this particular case!
And yet ... the will to survive; the will to keep on moving was so strong, the poor creature "crabbed" (no other word will do) it's way along the extreme edge of the pavement-less street.
It heard me approaching from a long way away and I'll never forget the look in its eyes. Fear; apprehension; desperation ... all that and more was in the pleading look it gave me. As if to say, "Please don't hurt me anymore!" Tears welled up in my eyes as I slowed down and let it move along.
I don't know what happened as I couldn't bear to stop and watch any more. But, as I drove off, I hit a couple of pot-holes because my eyes were still all blurry. And I couldn't help thinking, "there, but for the Grace of God, (and some very good friends who helped me up when I was down) go I!"
The poor creature had recently been run over by some heartless beast of a driver and three and a half legs were badly maimed and absolutely non-functional. In fact, "legs" is a term one would hesitate to use, in this particular case!
And yet ... the will to survive; the will to keep on moving was so strong, the poor creature "crabbed" (no other word will do) it's way along the extreme edge of the pavement-less street.
It heard me approaching from a long way away and I'll never forget the look in its eyes. Fear; apprehension; desperation ... all that and more was in the pleading look it gave me. As if to say, "Please don't hurt me anymore!" Tears welled up in my eyes as I slowed down and let it move along.
I don't know what happened as I couldn't bear to stop and watch any more. But, as I drove off, I hit a couple of pot-holes because my eyes were still all blurry. And I couldn't help thinking, "there, but for the Grace of God, (and some very good friends who helped me up when I was down) go I!"
