And speaking of races and words I didn’t want to hear…
Writing by treason on Monday, 29 of January , 2007 at 4:24 pm
I didn’t, but I knew they were coming. I’d heard early today that Barbaro’s long battle ended this morning. I know it might sound silly to mourn the death of a horse I’ve never met, but it’s always difficult when so much effort is put towards something and then, in the end, a decision has to be made. It’s inevitable, and we all know that on some level, but when that time comes, knowing doesn’t make the decision any easier.
When someone reminds me that I shouldn’t be sad over the death of an animal because there are so many more important things to be concerned about, I’m always reminded of Charles Krauthammer’s tribute to his black Lab, Chester. I’ve mentioned it here before and have put most, if not all, of it on The V.O.T.
“Some will protest that in a world with so much human suffering, it is something between eccentric and obscene to mourn a dog. I think not. After all, it is perfectly normal, indeed, deeply human to be moved when nature presents us with a vision of great beauty. Should we not be moved when it produces a vision — a creature — of the purest sweetness?”
Barbaro was certainly beautiful, and noble, too. And to those who knew him best, he was a sweet horse who didn’t deserve to live in pain. May he soon run again in the fields that await him.
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