Why Do Dogs Leave Earth First?

Through The Eyes Of A 6 Year Old

The young boy seemed so calm,
petting his old dog for the last time.
They wondered if he understood
what was going on.
Within a few minutes,
the dog slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept
the dog’s transition without
any difficulty or confusion.
They sat together
for a long while after the death,
wondering aloud about the sad fact
that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
The boy, who had been listening quietly,
piped up, “I know why.”
Startled, they all turned to him.
What came out of his
mouth next stunned them.
They never heard a
more comforting explanation.
And from then on,
it had changed the way
they tried to live.
He said, “People are born so that
they can learn how to live a good life—
like loving everyone and
being good all the time, right?”
The six year old continued,
“Well, dogs already know how to do that,
so they don’t have to stay as long.”

-Imani