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When we open our hearts to animals, death is the inevitable price. Jake Maynard, in his essay "Rattled: The Recklessness of Loving a Dog, writes that loving an animal is
"mortgaging future heartbreak against a decade or so of ca-maraderie."
— May 25, 2023 09:02AM
"mortgaging future heartbreak against a decade or so of ca-maraderie."
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There's a Bhutanese folk expression that says in order to be a happy person, one must contemplate death five times every day. Perhaps we love our pets so much not despite but because they remind us of death. They're a daily embodiment of how short life is, how important it is to be present in every moment.
— May 26, 2023 09:54AM
