Perhaps it’s just another facet of getting older and seeking to be wiser with years. I now find myself seeking examples of humanity, especially in the midst of all the chaos and nonsense we’re faced with seemingly every second of the day.
To that end, I am always thankfully amazed at the lengths some people will go to in order to help an animal. Think about it. Billions of people on the planet, surrounding billions of creatures that far too often we have taken for granted. To find those single and often solitary moments where such effort and time is expended to help one single animal life, well, it does give me pause. It also gives me hope for the future.
One dog is missing, and a group of people spare no time or expense to find it, and save it from a terrible fate.
Heroes are indeed among us. All we have to do is pay attention.