Post by Mike Harding on Sept 11, 2024 15:19:27 GMT 10
People often look at my nomad lifestyle and say: "You should get a dog."
Don't misunderstand me - I like dogs, I really like dogs and dogs like me and I'd love one as a companion again. They are very sociable to humans, they are fun to be with, they ask little of a person, they sense your feelings, they will love you, I firmly believe, and I would dearly like to be the carer for one again - but I won't.
Throughout my life I have cared for others; childhood was difficult and I carried far more responsibility than a child should; I married early and took on the responsibility for a wife and, later, children. I did my best, kept a family together, provided nurture, care and good wealth. I looked after everyone and think I did a pretty good job as I look back at how my children have progressed. But I won't get a dog.
The reason I won't is that I am done with responsibility. All my life I have had to care for others, comfort them, provide for them, shelter them and I've had enough of it. Now, nearing the end of my life, I just want to care for me and that is why, with sadness, I won't get a dog.
Don't misunderstand me - I like dogs, I really like dogs and dogs like me and I'd love one as a companion again. They are very sociable to humans, they are fun to be with, they ask little of a person, they sense your feelings, they will love you, I firmly believe, and I would dearly like to be the carer for one again - but I won't.
Throughout my life I have cared for others; childhood was difficult and I carried far more responsibility than a child should; I married early and took on the responsibility for a wife and, later, children. I did my best, kept a family together, provided nurture, care and good wealth. I looked after everyone and think I did a pretty good job as I look back at how my children have progressed. But I won't get a dog.
The reason I won't is that I am done with responsibility. All my life I have had to care for others, comfort them, provide for them, shelter them and I've had enough of it. Now, nearing the end of my life, I just want to care for me and that is why, with sadness, I won't get a dog.
