rondele wrote on Feb 2nd, 2007 at 3:21pm:Suppose my pet happens to be a dolphin. Are we saying that the afterlife also contains fish? If so, do they swim around in some sort of water environment? After all, we imagine that our pet dog or cat, after they die, are happily romping around just as they did while alive. Stands to reason my pet dolphin would be swimming somewhere.
I wonder how I would recognize my dolphin friend. They all pretty much all look alike.
You'd recognise your friend by how it feels when you see them... Same way any of us reading this thread can recognise the feeling tones of each specific post.
Likewise, how do you recognise love in another? By feeling it in yourself... right?
I had a cat die some time ago. He was just a bundle of love, he radiated it. He used to sleep underneath the covers, curled up next to my chest.
After he died, I felt his presence at night, curled up next to my heart.
I would melt as I fell asleep, tenderness and longing and a deep appreciation for having had the little guy in my life for that brief period, feeling all that as I went into Dreamland....
tmerc8,
I believe animals die just like we do... they don't disappear. They just lose physical form and continue on.
Your cat continues on, still emanating love still recieving love.
He remembers you.
Much love to you and Suessy,
Tim F.