“Mumma, I am going to the morning walk”, Rohan screamed while his mother was cooking in the kitchen.
His mother who was engaged in her work replied casually, and he went away. It was bitter cold outside. Though he had his cap and muffler (厚手套) with him, he could still perceive much cold. He followed his daily routine when something different happened to him. There laid a small puppy on the other side of the road, just beside a canal, who seemed shivering and trembling with the cold. He went towards it, looked into its eyes, experienced its pain and couldn’t help but pick it up on his hands. It was voiceless, but expressed everything to the boy, without any language.
There was no other thought which stroked his mind and he decided to take that puppy with him to his home. Then came a thought of his mother, who never liked dogs and restricted whenever possible. But his compassionate feeling overcame all his fears and he went back to his home, holding the puppy in his hands. He headed on towards his home though he wanted not to go and thought if he could delay his arrival at his home, but no way possible …
After five minutes of thoughtful walk, he reached his home, where was his mother, who was surely to be annoyed with a puppy in his hands. He got inside his home and underwent what was expected. His mother asked furiously “What is it?”, and continued a number of questions when Rohan uttered a single sentence “Mumma, he needs us”, which made her mother believe “What Love is”.
And his mother remembered the words of her favourite teacher “Love is the feeling to help someone when he is in need, knowing there would be barriers” .
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His mother allowed that puppy to stay with them.
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Then came the day when Rohan had to leave home to study abroad.
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On Monday afternoons at two o’clock, my dog Beau and I would arrive at the Silver Spring Convalescent Center for an hour of pet therapy (宠物疗法) with the seniors who lived there.
Room 114 was home to Katherine’s, a woman in her seventies who had stopped talking a few months earlier and had been living in a catatonic (木僵的) state in her wheelchair for the past month. I was told her family had stopped calling or visiting, and she had no friends. When Beau and I walked into her room, she was sitting in her wheelchair, her back toward us, facing the viewless window.
Beau was pulling ahead of me with his leash (牵绳). Before I could get around to kneeling down in front of her, he was at her left side, with his head in her lap. I pulled a chair up in front of her and sat down, saying hello. No response. In the fifteen minutes that Beau and I sat with Katherine, she never said a word and never moved. Surprising as that may be, more surprising was that Beau never moved either.
If you knew Beau, you’d know that even ten seconds was long enough to wait for a petting. He would wiggle (摇) his body against anyone who was closest to his nose until they were forced to pet him, or he’d lose interest and find someone else. I became so uncomfortable with the lack of life in this woman that, much as I wished I felt differently, when the clock struck 2: 30 PM. , I rushed to say goodbye, stood up and pulled the reluctant (不情愿的) Beau out.
Every Monday thereafter, Beau and I made a visit to room 114. Each visit I attempted to ask Katherine questions about her life and tell her about mine and Beau’s. No response. I grew more and more frustrated. I figured we didn’t really make a difference, so why did we bother to stop by?
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On our fourth visit, I was ready to bypass Katherine’s room, but Beau had other plans.
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And then the most unbelievable thing happened.
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It had been a few years since I had last volunteered in an old people's home, and this time I was looking for a new assignment. I decided to go to my local animal shelter because I love animals, especially dogs. After printing off the application, I remembered clearly ticking off (勾选) the "dog" box before I posted it.
A few weeks later, a lady called to ask if I was still interested. Then she told me they had an opening (空缺) for a cat reader. My mind started to race. What did she say? A cat reader? Did I hear her correctly? "There has been a mistake," I explained. "I checked the dog box."
I was familiar with children reading to dogs to improve their reading skills—but why would I read to a cat? The woman explained that the cats had been rescued from abusive situations, and they needed socializing before they could be adopted. Having a person read to them allowed them to share a space with someone who was non-threatening. They were free to walk in the room and do what they liked while I was reading. I had had some reading experiences as a volunteer before. So I decided to take on the task.
The first four weeks were uneventful. Most weeks, there was just one cat in the room. On one occasion, there were three，and another time two, but that was because they were found together. I did my thing, and the cats did theirs. Beyond saying "Hi" when I entered, I made no effort to touch them. If they wanted my attention, I assumed that they would let me know.
Then I met a cat named Selena. The first time I entered the room, she rushed towards me. She sat next to me. And when I read, she acted like she wanted to put her head on my lap. I thought she liked me and both of us enjoyed the time.
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Paragraph 1: The next week, when I read, Selena sat on my lap.
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Paragraph 2: With new knowledge learned from the videos, I went back to read to Selena.
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Henry Coulton sat on the bus and watched the miles go past. He was still hundreds of miles away from his destination and from the person who needed him. His wife, Delia, was in Los Angeles visiting her mother when she fell ill.
At first, Delia just told him that she had a stomachache. However, two days later, Henry became worried because he noticed that Delia was paler and thinner. ”You need to go to see a doctor now!”Henry insisted.
Later Delia went to the hospital and was informed that there was something wrong with her left lung. When Henry heard the bad news, he felt shocked because his wife never smoked. Although he didn’t understand the medical terms, all he remembered was the words “a sizeable tumor(肿瘤)”.
The doctors didn’t want to wait. The longer they waited, the higher the risk. They were operating immediately, so Henry left for Los Angeles hurriedly. He knew he wasn’t going to be there to hold Delia’s hand and that was what was hurting him the most. He looked out of the window so the other passengers wouldn’t see the tears pouring down his cheeks.
Suddenly, Henry’s phone rang. “Henry?” he heard Delia’s voice. “Baby, I’m going into the OR in a little while, so I want to hear your voice. . . ” Henry said, “I wish I were there, holding your hand. ”“I wish you were here, singing my favorite song, ” Delia replied. “But I can sing it now if you like. . . You’re going to sing a song on the bus?” “Yes, I am!” Henry took a deep breath. Then he got to his feet and held the phone up so the other passengers could see it. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to interrupt your peace and quiet. Please be patient. My wife, Delia, is in the hospital and she’s about to go into surgery (手术), so I’m going to sing her favorite song. ” Then Henry started singing, “When you’re down and troubled, and you need some loving care. . . ”
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He kept singing, and then he had a huge surprise!
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Four hours later, Henry’s phone rang again.
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She jumped off my daughter’s arms and moved unsteadily across to me, waiting for me to pick her up. For the next three hours, she slept peacefully, while I sat on the floor — not daring to move, for fear that I woke her up. And, it was from that moment that Lizzy — our Cavalier King Charles, all of 8 weeks, took over my life.
Over the next six months, I learnt how to be a new mum again — this time to a non-verbal, four-legged child — cleaning poos and pees, cooking special meals, reading her every need and want, checking her breathing every hour, while she took over the household — and our hearts. She left her mark on every bit of furniture — chewing the edges of beds, tables, chairs and leather couches. Socks went missing and were found days later among the flower beds; expensive shoes were chewed on with meticulous(缜密的) precision — never to be worn again.
Like most eager parents, I wanted my child to shine and took her to every possible socializing class. Every weekend, as the clock struck 9 am, I was at the dog park where instructors taught other dogs how to walk on leads, listen to commands, jump through hoops and hurdles, and socialize with their hairy friends. Week after week, I watched in disappointment as Lizzy came last in every single exercise. Every week, the instructors comforted me that she would improve, but to no avail. While other dogs learnt new tricks, Lizzy chased birds and rolled in the mud. After six months I gave up, convinced Lizzy was bound for better things in life, and 10 years later I’m still waiting.
But not all was lost. Lizzy understands English, Bengali and Hindi with equal ease. Her head cocks(翘起) and ears perk up at the mere mention of the words ‘walk’ , ‘drive’ and ‘food’ .
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For me, Lizzy’s the perfect child unlike my other two-legged girls.
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Of course, this perfect child has shortcomings.
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A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen. Because we had just moved into the neighborhood, I couldn’t imagine who it would be. Opening the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothing and wearing dirty rubber boots. His hand hung a plastic bag.
“Can I help you?” I asked.
“Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?” His blue eyes were hopeful.
“Are they from your garden?” I looked inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil.
“Yes,” his voice was soft. “And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard. Would you like some of those, too?”
My heart softened, and I wondered if he was badly in need of money. With a sigh, I said, “Please step inside and I’ll get my money.”
The next day, he knocked at our door again. This time, my little four-year-old daughter got there first. “Oh, hello. Would you like to come in for some tea?” Without a second thought, the old man stepped inside and held out a broken basket with several apples. “From my tree,” he said, removing a worn cap. “You might like to make a pie.”
The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea. It was obvious that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. “What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty?”
The homeless-looking man laughed as he answered each question. His name was Mr. Locket and he lived around the corner. His wife had passed away several years ago, and his children all lived far away. He was lonely. His need for company had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the only door opened to him that day.
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When he finished the tea, he said he had to go home and promised to return the next day.
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Several years later, a small envelope was delivered to our home—a letter from the old man’s daughter.
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