What happens to the unwanted, unloved, and unnoticed? The animals that never had a home or had love
Ive talked about the rainbow bridge. Ive explained what happens when an animal’s person shows up. But what about the strays? Or the animals that never had a home? The ones that lived and died in a shelter? Or the ones that were abused and neglected? The unwanted and the unloved? Who do they wait for when they are at the rainbow bridge?
To be honest, I had never thought of this until I unexpectedly got the answer tonight, from a dog, Diesel. Diesel is a dog I connected with a year ago. He had been at a shelter for a year or more. Not adopted. He had a bite history, but more of a “nip” so he was still labeled as “adoptable”. During his session, I learned the extent of his abuse and mistreatment. He IS a GOOD dog. He is NOT aggressive. He feels physical pain from his abuse. He has BB’s still lodged in him from being a target.
He shared so much with me, including his desire to be loved. To truly feel love.
Fast forward to today, the volunteer from the shelter notified me Diesel bit someone and was now labeled for euthanasia. He is spending his last few days in a glass cage, in isolation, not permitted to leave. (But, the loving volunteer is going to sit with him on the other side of the glass to make sure he is not alone in his last days. She truly loves him. )
The volunteer is devastated, as I am. So I connected with him to apologize for humanity, to explain, and to let him know he matters to us. We talked about the rainbow bridge and how much better it would be than here. Free from the trauma, abuse, and constant disappointment humans have shown him.
I asked him if he ever had a human he loved that loved him back. He told me he hadn’t. So I said “there must be someone you will wait for at the rainbow bridge. Who will your bell ring for?”. He said “no one”. I said “ You can wait for me. You are a good dog. “
So I asked him, who do the strays, the unwanted and unloved wait for? He told me if someone has helped an animal (fed a stray, taken in an animal off the streets, given it care, etc..) the animal will wait for that person. The animals that have lived and died alone on the streets, in shelters, or the ones that have known only abuse, neglect, and pain will watch other animals reunite with their humans. Eventually, they are noticed by a human, and they are invited to join the human and the animals that have waited for this specific human. Even though that human was never connected to the animal in any way on earth. The animals that were unwanted, unloved, and unnoticed will be wanted and loved by someone on the other side. They will wait, not knowing who their person will be, but someone will notice them, and ring a bell for them.
He told me there are so many humans that will take on the “unwanted, unloved and unnoticed”. When they see animals that aren’t waiting for anyone, someone will “adopt” them on the other side. Similar to the way kind humans take in the unwanted, unloved and unnoticed animals here on earth.
This warmed my heart. So today, I “adopted” Diesel when it is time for us to meet over the rainbow bridge.
As you help the unwanted, unloved, unnoticed and sick animals, please let them know they can wait for you on the other side of the rainbow bridge. Give them someone to wait for. Be their human even if just on the other side. They will be so thankful to have someone that loves them, someone to wait for, even if the relationship on this planet was only for a brief connection. It matters to them. THere is no being as loyal as an animal. If you tell them they can wait for you, they will. For as long as it takes, they will wait, here on earth or on the other side of the rainbow bridge. They will wait, patiently and happy knowing they are loved and they have someone. They will wait for their bell.
Read Rainbow Bridge Part 1 here
