Walking the Hedge

I dunno who wrote this, it’s a variation of a rather well known little “story” based on Norse mythology. Google “Rainbow Bridge” is you haven’t heard of it before. Anyways…

A Rescuer’s Rainbow Bridge

Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined.

All of the recent arrivals had no idea what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this before. But the animals who had been waiting a while for their beloved people knew exactly what was going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The Bridge to watch

It wasn’t long before an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for a while, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too often.

He approached slowly, obviously in great emotional pain. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy and vigorous again. As he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the other animals watching… Continue reading →