“My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy. I didn’t want to cause any unhappiness now—in that way, I decided it was probably better than he wasn’t here to see this, though I missed him so much at that moment the ache of it was as bad as the strange pains in my belly.” WayWantWholeMomentsPainPurposeCausesDogStrangeDecidedWhole LifeUnhappinessThat MomentBellyAche Author:W. Bruce Cameron
“As for me: I loyally remained right where I was, remembering the very first I had ever seen the boy and then just now, the very last time-and all the times in between. The deep aching grief I knew I would feel would come soon enough, but at that moment mostly what I felt was peace, secure in the knowledge that by living my life the way I had, everything had come down to this moment. I had fulfilled my purpose.” WayFeelsFirstsEnoughMomentsLastsRememberPurposeFeltGriefBoysSecureThat MomentFulfilledLast TimeLiving My LifeSoon Enough Author:W. Bruce Cameron
“That's the lesson of the dogs, that it's important to both live in the moment and then go on to the next wonderful thing.” ImportantMomentsNextWonderfulDogGoes OnLessonsLive In The MomentWonderful Things Book:The Dogs of Christmas Source: The Dogs of Christmas
