justusnak said:
Bee...she is beautifull!!
Man oh Man...I am so jealous! I like Shade for a name....it fits her. But...how ya gonna eat a named cow?? :/ Guess we are gonna have to fight for the right to own her....bring on the auction!!
Yeah, Justy, my co-workers are going nuts because I told them I'd be eating her this fall!
I guess folks would have to understand how I was raised. No animal was considered indispensible.....they were first and foremost food for the family, no matter how cute, how much we enjoyed their antics, how good they fit their names, how much character they displayed. In the end, they were produced for one purpose only. We couldn't afford to keep animals until they were tough and arthritic, just for our own heart strings. They were for food only, for entertainment and companionship took a back seat to that. We learned love and loss and were stronger for it.
We are all born for a purpose and we all return to dust, human and animal alike. It says that in the Bible. I will be dust one day. I have a lot of likable traits and, believe it or not, I was once very cute and adorable also. But God put me here to be a mother, first of all. My purpose was to raise strong young men with a heart for God's purpose.
Then a nurse, so that I could show compassion on those who need it most.
As a daughter for a lonely mother in need of a friend.
As an example, for those who are unable to learn peace of mind and a joyful spirit. For those who have forgotten their purpose. Their animal's purpose. Everyone needs a purpose in life.
Shade has a purpose. Her kind has been food for man since the beginning of time, since Eve rejected the vegetarian lifestyle...
Shade will be loved, cosseted, brushed, hugged, admired and given the best of natural care on this earth. She will not be forced to undergo life in a feedlot, lost on the muddy, barren ground, sniffing the edges of the fence for the scent of green grass. She will not have dosings of harsh chemicals or a high corn diet that will distress her stomach and make her kick herself in pain.
She will frolic, roll in, eat, and relish, the tender green grass of my little plot of land. She will be refreshed by the sweet waters, eat her fill of crisp apples, lounge in the ample shade of my trees and will stay with her mother until its time to fulfill her purpose in life.
Then Shade will nourish our bodies and will return to the Earth from whence she came.
Shade will be loved and remembered and she will have done what God intended for her to do. What more could one ask? That we should all be so lucky!
for putting it back into perspective, ff.
