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“What would you do?”, he looked at my with concerned curiosity. “I would leave”, I simply replied. “Leave?!” he immediately replied back, “where would you go?”. I shrugged my shoulders “I don’t know, I just know I wouldn’t be able to stay.” “Can I come with you?” I gave him a quick smile and shook my head no. “No, you can’t come to wherever I would be going”. The look on his face caught me a little by surprise. I’m not sure why, as I completely knew how much he was attached to me. Maybe he appeared so shocked because he was so used to hearing “yes” to everything. Or maybe it was because it sounded more callous than it was intended. I gently stroked his hair and said “you know, we truly never know how we react to anything until the time comes. We can say all we want what we would do in any given scenario, but that doesn’t mean we will do exactly just that. We have to cross those bridges the best way we can when they show up.” He nodded his head. He completely understood, his face reflecting his reminiscence on bridges he had already crossed. We sat still for a minute. Neither of us ready to move, knowing that the eventual final departure would come soon enough. We rose, almost simultaneously. After all, there were still things that needed to be done before that time would come. I smiled as he walked away, knowing I would miss him terribly. I didn’t say anything. I drew in a deep breath, quietly questioning my beliefs for a second. Until I remembered that faith does not protect us from life. It simply gives us the strength to take the next step. ~•~ a beautiful milieu Art Heike K