Today, I learned that a good friend and colleague had passed away. This friend was a Soul, waiting to be explored more fully.  The friend, though he knew he was extremely ill, left behind, a fairly new puppy.  He had hope that tomorrow would bring a brighter day.  And, he still had love to give, and though he had lost most of his friends, his wife, and a fair amount of others to this insidious disease, refused to let his life be diminished by love.  The puppy will remain in the family until after all the possessions have been dispersed, and then I believe she will come to me...I don't care one way or the other, I just want her to have the love and care that I know he would have given her.  And, I know that, in the grand scheme of things, she will find her way to my door.