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Losing A Pet - A Letter To Lilo

Dear Lilo,

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Losing A Pet - A Letter To Lilo
Alexandra Donoso

They say time heals all wounds, but I say it simply lessens the pain because it is only getting us closer to each other.

Today, It has been a year since you left this world, and our love is still the same. They say time flies, and right now it just seems like time is dragging us all to where we hope we all see each other again.

Memories are inevitable because they are the only thing that is immortal -- everything else is fragile and most certainly, temporary. But memories are also bittersweet, because if we are holding on to them, it probably means that in some way, we faced loss.

Loss, hearing that word makes me shiver. It is loss what most of us are afraid of; but then again, we all face it. We fear to open the floodgates of sadness, so we hold on tight to our happy thoughts, hoping that we never lose them in the way. But mostly it is loss and sadness that teaches us about the worth of things, the worth of life.

As humans, we feel pain when we lose our loved ones, some may think it is an exaggeration when we say that the loss of a pet feels the same way, but how similar it is because losing you has been of the hardest lessons I ever had to learn.

And even though I can’t do anything to change the fact hat you are not here, I promise you I will never let our memories die, because as long as I live you will live, inside my heart. I will keep showering myself with the immortality of those memories that constantly make smile.

When the time is right, I will step out of the darkness, and meet you in the light. Meanwhile, my love for you will stay intact, and I won’t give up on that. There is no day in my life that I don’t think about you, my little guardian angel.

What are you doing today in heaven? Send me a shooting star.

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