Kimberley Uyt Suytbroek | * 22 januari 1998 |
† 26 juni 2006 |
Froukje Myrthe van Lakerveen | * 21 september 2000 | † 29 september 2006 |
Lieve Kim en Myrthe, we zullen jullie nooit vergeten.
If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
and pain should keep me from my sleep,
then you must do what must be done,
for we know this last battle can't be won.
You will be sad, I understand,
but don't let grief then stay your hand,
for this day, more than the rest,
your love and friendship must stand the test.
We've had so many happy years,
what is to come can hold no fears.
Would you want me to suffer? So,
when the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll tend,
only stay with me until the end,
and hold me firm and speak to me,
until my eyes no longer see.
It is a kindness that you do to me,
although my tail it's last has waved,
from pain and suffering I have been saved.
Do not grieve, it should be you,
who must decide this thing to do.
We've been so close, we all these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
When an animal
dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes
to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our
special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty
of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and
comfortable.
All the animals
who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who
were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we
remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals
are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss
someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and
play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks
into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body
quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the
green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been
spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you
cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The
happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the
beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your
pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.