RAINBOW BRIDGE
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There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow
Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge,
there is a land of meadow, hills, and valleys, with lush green grass.
When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always
food and water, and warm spring weather. Those old and frail animals are
young again. Those who have been maimed are made whole again. They play
all day with each other. There is only one thing missing. They are not
with the special people who loved them on earth. So, each day they run
and play until the day comes when one suddenly stops playing and looks
up. The nose twitches, the ears are up, the eyes stare, and this one
suddenly runs from the group. You have been seen, and when you and your
special friend meet, you take him or her in your arms and embrace. Your
face is kissed again and again and again, and you look once more into the
eyes of your trusting pet. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together,
never again to be separated.