Wow - what a drive home from work today! I knew there was a summer storm coming, but I wasn't expecting the gates of hell to open up above my car. Lightning was smacking into the ground next to the road and the rain was so intense that I had to pull over to the side of the road until the worst of it seemed to have passed. I assure you that was no easy decision to make with the lightning around!
So back on the road I go, and about five minutes later the rain had eased to a light drizzle (as summer storms are want to do in Perth). There up in front of me on the road was a little, Maltese or Shitzu looking type dog. Just standing there - clearly dazed by the storm. The car in front of me swerved around the dog and I slowed to a crawl and sounded my horn. The dog simply stood there. Decision time again - stop and pick up the dog, or keep going. Not a hard decision really, the dog would almost certainly have been run over if I had left it.
I got out of the car and picked up the dog. It was shaking with fear, and probably just a little cold because it was soaking wet. I put the dog in the passengers side of the car (on the floor because it was soaking) and got back in to the abuse of a number of other road users.
The dog was quick to jump up onto the seat and start drying itself on my seat covers. Oh, did I mention the dog stunk? Being unable to take it home, the only thing for it was to take it to the nearest vet. Glad to accommodate, the Kwinana Veterinary Surgery took her in (they always have been good like that), and off home I went - ready to deodorise the car and wash the covers.
I don't post this for any other reason than I decided to leave work a little early today because of the storm. This journey home simply served to remind me that the decisions we make have ramifications - good and potentially bad. Maybe that scared little dog would have got run over if I didn't come across it, maybe it wouldn't have - I don't know and no-one can say. What I can say is that a series of events and decisions conspired to put me at that place at that time, and hopefully picking that dog up was why I was there. Either way, I have to admit it feels pretty good to have had a positive impact on the day.
Do you believe in fate, or are you a believer in coincidence? I would love to hear your opinions on this.
Until next time,
CfB
So back on the road I go, and about five minutes later the rain had eased to a light drizzle (as summer storms are want to do in Perth). There up in front of me on the road was a little, Maltese or Shitzu looking type dog. Just standing there - clearly dazed by the storm. The car in front of me swerved around the dog and I slowed to a crawl and sounded my horn. The dog simply stood there. Decision time again - stop and pick up the dog, or keep going. Not a hard decision really, the dog would almost certainly have been run over if I had left it.
I got out of the car and picked up the dog. It was shaking with fear, and probably just a little cold because it was soaking wet. I put the dog in the passengers side of the car (on the floor because it was soaking) and got back in to the abuse of a number of other road users.
The dog was quick to jump up onto the seat and start drying itself on my seat covers. Oh, did I mention the dog stunk? Being unable to take it home, the only thing for it was to take it to the nearest vet. Glad to accommodate, the Kwinana Veterinary Surgery took her in (they always have been good like that), and off home I went - ready to deodorise the car and wash the covers.
I don't post this for any other reason than I decided to leave work a little early today because of the storm. This journey home simply served to remind me that the decisions we make have ramifications - good and potentially bad. Maybe that scared little dog would have got run over if I didn't come across it, maybe it wouldn't have - I don't know and no-one can say. What I can say is that a series of events and decisions conspired to put me at that place at that time, and hopefully picking that dog up was why I was there. Either way, I have to admit it feels pretty good to have had a positive impact on the day.
Do you believe in fate, or are you a believer in coincidence? I would love to hear your opinions on this.
Until next time,
CfB
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