I shall be a believer of all that is good in man and
of all that is
deserving in animals.
I shall plead for their lives, campaign for their safety
and uphold their right to a natural death.
I shall seek out the injured and the maimed, the
unloved, and the abandoned and tend to them in their last days.
I shall not forget their place in the hierarchy of life,
nor that we walk in each other's paths. I shall bear witness to the wonder they
bring into our lives and to the beauty they bestow upon our souls.
I shall renew their spirits when they are waning, bind
their wounds when they bleed, cradle them when they whimper, and comfort them
when they mourn.
I shall be near them in their hour of greatest need -
a companion and friend when the time has come.
I shall watch over them and console them and ask that
the angels gather them in their arms.
From the creatures of the earth I shall learn the
fruits of compassion and undying love, and I shall be called the beloved of
God. In their company I shall indeed be blessed.
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