My last post was about a remarkable picture of a fallen soldier’s dog taken by an ABC photographer for the show 20/20.
I made the mistake of reading some of the comments by readers following the story on the ABC website. I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are so many bitter, cynical, angry people in the world. What always surprises me is that someone would read a story they know will make them angry and take the time to write comments like these:
Can anyone guess why the USA has become the laughing stock of the planet? We are, indeed, a ship of fools.
This is the worse “God is on our side” piece of crap I’ve ever read. You can stick god’s dog where the sun don’t shine.
Am I reading National Enquirer or ABC News? this is absolutely pathetic and insulting.
Christ, this is what news has become in the 21st century? Shame.
They walk among us,
but they live in a different world from most of us.
Yesterday I got an email and picture from a reader, Diane Knowland.
… I found your beam of light post very touching.
In June of 2010 I lost my once in a lifetime dog, Diva. There is a link to her tribute on my website.
We ended up taking Diva to the emergency clinic to have her put to sleep around midnight and buried her that night around 2:00AM. The following afternoon I was working on her grave, planting flowers and building the rock wall. It was a cloudy day and as I worked on placing the rocks just so, I stepped back to take a picture.
Right at that moment, the sun shone through a break in the clouds and a beam of light descended to her grave. I took it as a sign from her that she had crossed the bridge and was waiting for me. I've attached a copy of the picture I took.
If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went.
Will Rogers
You think dogs will not be in heaven?
I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The dog is a gentleman;
I hope to go to his heaven, not man's.
Mark Twain
If I have any beliefs about immortality,
it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven,
and very, very few persons.
James Thurber
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The second commenter's grammar reveals the low caliber government- provided education of this government-dependent socialist, and thus his anti-God, anti-dog, unfeeling, brainless comment. On the other hand my poor grammar is the result of simply being inherently stupid.
Posted by: Denny | November 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM
What a beautiful photo from Diane!
I admit that I can be pretty cynical sometimes, but these lovely pet stories are touching even to cynics like me!
Posted by: Tammy | November 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM
The vast majority of people the comment on news stories are bitter, cynical and well, that they have all that time to start arguments and post crap tells you pretty much where they are in the world. I liked the store and that photo is absolutely lovely! Let's face it not everyone (have one in my life right now) feels about their pets the way you and I do. I think it is called "diversity"?! :0) Happy Tails!
Posted by: Sherry in MT | November 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Sherry nailed it.
Posted by: Jodi | November 28, 2011 at 12:58 PM
It's too bad people feel the need to bring others down in such a bitter way. I wish I understood it.
Actually, on second thought, I am glad I don't. I don't want to know what it is to live in so unhappy a brain.
What I take away from all this is that your post brought comfort to a woman in pain. That is no small thing.
Posted by: Kristine | November 28, 2011 at 01:23 PM
what idiot would think that animals don't go to heaven..if there is a place they will all be there waiting for us.
Posted by: jackie | November 28, 2011 at 04:24 PM
I consciously avoid comments at big websites. I feel very fortunate to exist in a part of cyberspace where people are generous with each other.
Aren't you glad your post touched Diane (and others) so much?
Posted by: Pamela | November 28, 2011 at 05:03 PM
I love the beam of light stories and I think the photos are great.
Posted by: Becky | November 28, 2011 at 06:19 PM
It's too bad that some people can take such a touching moment and turn it into something negative.
I love the poem and the picture:)
Posted by: Jen | November 28, 2011 at 07:46 PM
This picture is simple breathtaking. I wish I could have taken this one!
Posted by: dog trainer school | November 29, 2011 at 02:56 PM
I'm so amaze with the pictures and also quote by Mark Twain!
Posted by: Stephen | November 30, 2011 at 06:11 AM
Let's feel sorry for them, they are unhappy people.
Diane's story is a lovely one
Posted by: Anji | December 01, 2011 at 01:46 AM