If you have ever saved a dog or cat you are one in a thousand because so many people walked by too busy to be bothered or inconvenienced. I recently took in a beautiful black momma cat and her 3 kittens. Just in time before a wicked cold spell hit the central Florida area. When I was looking for the cats in a very large apartment complex I was amazed at how many people knew about the kittens but were passive and did nothing. It is very frustrating.
I feel a special kinship to the people who stop and say Yes…I will help you. I want to think there is a special place in heaven for anyone who helps a mother cat struggling in harsh circumstances to take care of her kittens. I love these people who say yes. They represent me in spirit and I represent them. They are also in the distinct minority. Most people will chime in with excuses but it takes a good soul to send a text that says reschedule my appointment I have to take a cat to the emergency vet. Or the rescuer who has 33 cats in her home and is trying to find good homes for them. Yet she still takes in the kittens because she knows no one else will.
Very few people will put their convenience on hold so that they can help a little one in need. In reality the kind people that do this are overworked and often invisible. Thus you can judge a person's true character in how they help those who can do nothing for them in return.
Life goes on….the world keeps ticking by. The Dollar Sign always seems to have the right of way….except for a few. And for us….We said yes…When the world said no!