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LIVING

I was very touched by these photos.

What we can learn from old animals

In some ways these photos are sad. In another, one can feel a victory.

Some of the animals were abused. Most not.

There is not a lot to say about them. They speak through the wonderful work of Isha Lesko.

Here is a short film about Leskos' work.

I think that I mostly feel the peace of these animals. It is an assurance.

I think, more and more, as I age I feel the peace more than anything. There are aches and pains and things that don't work as they did. If at all.

But I don't much focus on that. I feel the peace of surrender to it all and to see a design behind it. Nature's way. And I am part of it.

Another aspect of it is the patience. With life. With the inevitability of death which I am not afraid of.

I was a lot more fearful of death the younger I was. Now not so much.

I face people who are dying every day. A lot of them are very peaceful. Many not. I would choose the former.

Another thing that I see with most of these animals is a kind of serenity or even pleasure in life. As it is.

This sure hit the mark with me today.

Labels: life, spiritual life