Shasta

A few days back I picked up a well worn book and, once again, read the following and cried:

"I was the lion who forced you to join with Aravis. I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead. I was the lion who drove the jackals from you while you slept. I was the lion who gave the Horses the new strength of fear for the last mile so that you should reach King Lune in time. And I was the lion you do not remember who pushed the boat in which you lay, a child near death, so that it came to shore where a man sat, wakeful at midnight, to receive you."

Can this be explained just in terms of "Judeo-Christian" indoctrination or is there something real here?

Dogless

Sad - the dog is convalescing so I am running alone. True I miss her, but not that much. I guess I am blessed to have freedom to be alone but human company when I need it.