When I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous tongue. I will shake hands with other men, grasping firmly with my opposable thumbs. And I will teach all people that I know. And when I see a man or a woman or a child in trouble, I will extend my hand, both metaphorically and physically. I will offer my hand. To him. To her. To you. To the world. I will be a good citizen, a good partner in the endeaver of life that we all share.
Garth SteinPerhaps that is what life is all aboutโthe search for such a connection. The search for magic. The search for the inexplicable. Not in order to explain it, or contain it. Simply in order to feel it. Because in that recognition of the sublime, we see for a moment the entire universe in the palm of our hand. And in that moment, we touch the face of God.
Garth SteinIโve always felt almost human. Iโve always known that thereโs something about me thatโs different than other dogs. Sure, Iโm stuffed into a dogโs body, but thatโs just the shell. Itโs whatโs inside thatโs important. The soul. And my soul is very human.
Garth Stein