Dear unnamed, beautiful dog,

I understand that we have never spoken, and I understand that you do not understand English. I know that you most likely will never read this because you are a dog, and, as previously mentioned, you do not understand English.

But you have touched my life and I will never forget you.

In our case, it's not about communicating — it's about feeling.

The truth is that I love you, and I feel that our souls connected when I made eye contact with you through the glass of my windshield while I should have been paying attention to the road as I was driving. Sure, I don't know your story. But I truly feel as if I know your spirit.

I know that life is hard sometimes, but you've got something special. You have such a bright smile and you have an optimistic outlook on life. Your positivity is truly refreshing, and I need you to know how much I appreciate you.

Please, I beg of you: don't let your positivity slip away.

You're not perfect, but you're you, and that's what's important. I know it's easy to get sad and feel down, but just remember that those feelings won't last forever.

Don't feel too bad if you pee in the house. People pee in the house all the time and no one ever makes a big deal about that for some reason (double standard, super rude and unfair).

Don't feel bad for not catching that frisbee. I get hit in the face at least once every time I play frisbee, and after that happens I usually get embarrassed and quit playing. But you would never do that. You are so driven and you fight through all the frisbee-to-face embarrassment and I really, truly respect that.

So, dog-in-the-car-in-front-of-me-that-I-saw-for-literally-three-minutes-on-my-drive-home, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for teaching me to be happy with what I've got. I want to thank you for showing me that embarrassment is ephemeral, and that the best thing to do when you're unhappy is to move on.

Mostly, I want to thank you for inspiring me to be positive by showing me what it looks like to be a being who isn't afraid to acknowledge the good in the world, one who doesn't dwell on the bad things for too long.

Much love,

Person who should have her license revoked, probably, because she paid way too much attention to the dog in the car in front of her and created a narrative for the dog in that car and got attached to said dog, then wrote a letter to a dog.