Short Story: A man, and his horse, who were both good friends of God too.
@innertalks (21028)
Australia
May 19, 2021 8:04pm CST
There was a man, who owned a horse, and it worked for him long and hard, for the best part of twenty years, working in his field for him, and pulling his cart to the market.
Then the horse died, and he buried it in his field, with a gravestone, worthy of his faithful companion, which said;
"Here lies old Roger, my companion in life. May he rest from his work now, and remember me as his friend in life too."
People seeing the grave did not know that it was for a horse, of course.
Many asked him about this faithful companion of his, and he only told them, when you knew him, he would know you too. It is a great pity for you both that you never met each other in life.
We learn from our friends, and our companions, how they look up to us, love us, and remain steadfastly loyal, faithful to us, for life.
This is how we should be to God too. His faithful and loyal friend.
Sir Winston Churchill, a former Prime Minister of England, was once said to have said:
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
We should have something inside of us that is good for all others outside of us too, love, peacefulness, compassion, thoughtfulness.
We should shine these qualities forth from ourselves, as we be likewise, such a friend of God's, as we would like to be with God, to all others too.
Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com
In owning a horse, we borrow their love of freedom, but they never ask for it back, anyway.
A horse can be as faithful as a dog is known to be too.
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@profree2019 (1218)
• Barquisimeto, Venezuela
20 May 21
It would be ideal for men to be as faithful and good friends as horses or dogs. We will never over them.
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@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
20 May 21
Yes, I have never found a human friend as good as how good my dog was a friend to me.
@profree2019 (1218)
• Barquisimeto, Venezuela
20 May 21
@innertalks And I assure you that you will never find it.
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@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
20 May 21
@profree2019 No, I am in my 60's now, and I do not expect to either.
@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
21 May 21
Yes, dogs can be the same, but even when dogs can see a bad character, if it is their owner, they still tend to love that person, warts, and all too.
@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
20 May 21
Yes, and a lot of cultures, have famous dog stories too, of loyal and faithful dogs.
@Shiva49 (26207)
• Singapore
20 May 21
Yes, we need to learn from other species about coexistence too.
There has been news about some spending days in a cage with dozens of the most poisonous of snakes.
That proves love, peacefulness, compassion, thoughtfulness are not only our preserve, but we can learn a thing or two from them too including trust.
It could well turn out they will find a place with us after this life too as they are "good friends of god too".
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@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
20 May 21
Yes, I agree with that sentiment up to a point.
We should not swim with sharks before they have eaten their breakfast though, or we might end up as their breakfast.
The poisonous snakes stunt would not be for me either.
Unnecessary tests like that do not seem to be too sensible to me.
Snakes are meant to bite, so if they bite us, when we mess with them, that's mostly our own fault, I would say too.
I might love a snake at a distance, but I would never kiss one up close.
@Shiva49 (26207)
• Singapore
20 May 21
@innertalks Snake in the grass alludes to a few and it is not a compliment!
I do wonder though how one can spend so many days with venomous snakes (though fangs/teeth removed, maybe). Steve Irwin's "Isn't she a beauty" comes to mind!
Even lions get attached to humans if they are treated as pets right from when they were cubs.
Not for the faint of heart though!
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@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
20 May 21
@Shiva49 Yes, a lot of animals can hurt us even accidentally. Even if they accidentally step on our foot, they will crush it with their weight.
We need to always be aware when we are around animals.
Steve Irwin got a barb from a stingray, in his heart, and he pulled it out, saying something similar, 'wasn't she a beauty". He should have left it in though, and he might have even survived that barb.
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@mynameiskate (2562)
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28 May 21
For as long as I can remember I knew along with other animal lovers that animals do have feelings and understanding. Though they may not be human we do share some similar traits. Now science says it is finally finding this to be true.
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@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
28 May 21
Animals can think too. The scientists still have to admit that too. Some think that only humans can think, and that animals are just reactive, or instinctual.
@innertalks (21028)
• Australia
29 May 21
@mynameiskate Yes, I used to watch my own dog thinking about what she was going to do too. Even my birds, think too, I think, from my watching them.
@mynameiskate (2562)
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28 May 21
@innertalks I think scientists disagree with each other which is good thing really. Yes they talk about self-awareness and such but not able to understand it completely in humans yet or at least more to discover. I like watching dogs and cats plan how they are going to pursue whatever they are wanting to pursue.
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