i just came upon the after math of a hit run accident of a car and a dog. as i approached the stop sign, i could see two people tending to a dog in the middle of the intersection. one woman was wearing scrubs and another woman had a stethoscope in her ears checking the dog. several people were on the side walk watching what was happening. the back story is that a guy was walking his dogs and one was hit by a hit and run driver. the two people trying to help the dog were just people who happened to be there at the time. one was a paramedic and the other worked at the dog store across the street. they checked out the dog and you could tell immediately when it was determined the dog was dead. they then wrapped the dog up in a blanket and gave it to the owner's friend. the owner was of course hysterical. i of course was crying. as we all seemed to stand there in silence a woman walks by me and says out loud "the owner should have had the dog on a leash". really? the guy just lost his dog and you thinks it is ok to be nasty.
sometimes i think we as humans can really be awful. we love to sit in judgment. no one said anything about the guy who hit the dog. no one said anything about these two people who tried to save the dog. we just kick the guy who is already down. it makes me sick to my stomach.
i am going to start practicing non-judgement. i know it is not easy but this was a good reminder.
i am also sending much love to the person who lost his furry friend today.
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