Having pets in our lives, and loves, we learn about letting go, long goodbyes, and learning to live with loss. We also discover or create our own philosophies about death, what we believe it really is and really means. We find a place, if we can, of comfort that is close enough to those truths to satisfy us. Or we fail to find that place, and remain haunted by the inevitable mortality of everyone including, finally our selves. I realized this over the years of many pets, many small deaths, and... Sign in to see full entry.