tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1375282090318647160..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: YOU HAVE TO PADDLE ONjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70066293959439576232013-10-23T09:12:30.533-04:002013-10-23T09:12:30.533-04:00it is never easy to watch. never.it is never easy to watch. never.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75528117716755380652013-06-12T23:41:04.282-04:002013-06-12T23:41:04.282-04:00This is a great post Joeh! I will share. Thanks fo...This is a great post Joeh! I will share. Thanks for Rewinding.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84377827402130538392012-11-18T06:58:31.907-05:002012-11-18T06:58:31.907-05:00We are indeed very very lucky to be living in time...We are indeed very very lucky to be living in times (or places) where this basic truth is so horribly shocking -instead of something we live with. Great post.<br />I do believe animals grieve. I've seen birds very upset when a chick dies or is lost. But it's true - they have to keep paddling on, and they do.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16604090698408779022012-08-10T09:34:32.817-04:002012-08-10T09:34:32.817-04:00So very true. A great post. I guess those left beh...So very true. A great post. I guess those left behind do have to paddle on, no matter how harsh that might seem...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100344594099646839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9148536862073452392012-08-10T06:12:46.903-04:002012-08-10T06:12:46.903-04:00I'm originally from Indonesia. Being the 5th m...I'm originally from Indonesia. Being the 5th most populous country in the world, all crowded on an archipelago, death is very much just a part of nature.<br />Car accidents, illnesses, natural disasters - it's all too prevalent for my liking when I hear my relatives talk but they just accept it as a part of life. Maybe that's why they're all so religious. Who knows.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191888392393911765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8383859792575222542012-08-09T17:33:29.776-04:002012-08-09T17:33:29.776-04:00Oh Nature can be so hard. I felt like crying while...Oh Nature can be so hard. I felt like crying while reading your post because I wanted the little duck to be ok. Rachel xRedcliffe Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781939430745328713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55579469589217785112012-08-08T22:31:30.403-04:002012-08-08T22:31:30.403-04:00A very touching post, Cranky. We watched what we k...A very touching post, Cranky. We watched what we knew would be the eventual demise of a sparrow a couple of weeks back. At first, it just appeared that the bird was a bit dim. Then it became obvious that it was struggling.. with balance mostly. Eventually it stopped flying and began falling while eating the offered seed. And that was the last we saw of it. All happened over the course of 3 or 4 days. We figure it was probably West Nile. In retrospect, we probably shouldn't have named him. :/Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90049520992701625132012-08-08T07:27:42.741-04:002012-08-08T07:27:42.741-04:00Okay...so I'm thinking what the heck was wrong...Okay...so I'm thinking what the heck was wrong with that mama duck?!! I have a duckling that limps! She cannot use her right arm, either, and has vision impairments. A brain injury at the age of four did that to her. But yet I did not leave her behind to fend for herself! Sure she lags behind just a little bit....but WE wait for her! Sheesh! Would it have hurt that mama duck to just slow down a bit and wait for her little one with the lame foot to catch up? I slow down for mine! And where was the papa duck during all this? Why didn't HE do something to help his crippled offspring?<br /><br />Okay, okay...I know I'm getting waaay to into this, LOL. I swear I probably would have scooped up that lame little baby duck and raised it myself, just because I believe every duck has value and no duck should be left behind! Poor little guy :(<br /><br />(I know...it's nature and all that...blah blah blah. But I still would have intervened. Maybe. Well, my husband would have stopped me. Damn papa ducks have no feelings.)Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-82875099578567516972012-08-07T23:27:09.829-04:002012-08-07T23:27:09.829-04:00convert! Jesus is the Good Shepard..He'll co...convert! Jesus is the Good Shepard..He'll come back for the lost sheep.momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77826623007007735492012-08-07T18:48:36.047-04:002012-08-07T18:48:36.047-04:00Excelente and going into my faves. Gracias y BB2U...Excelente and going into my faves. Gracias y BB2U.Bohemian Babushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640974034814271385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75487152290928981912012-08-07T18:32:26.083-04:002012-08-07T18:32:26.083-04:00It's called natural selection. The strongest ...It's called natural selection. The strongest survive and pass on those survival genes to their progeny. It's cruel to watch, but that is the way nature works. We could intervene, raise that duckling and let it live out it's natural life. But it's not probable to do that with every wayward animal. Sadly, death is part of life. Your mom was wise to understand and accept that and boldly, move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-12640503163582246142012-08-07T17:33:47.715-04:002012-08-07T17:33:47.715-04:00It's a cruel unfair world we live in. I imagi...It's a cruel unfair world we live in. I imagine animals just struggle to survive and don't have much chance to mourn. Fortunately we have feelings and compassion.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16086143848593554162012-08-07T14:06:52.103-04:002012-08-07T14:06:52.103-04:00That is so sad. But perhaps the little duck was ju...That is so sad. But perhaps the little duck was just resting at home and he grew up to be a gorgeous big duck with a happy family of his own. Well, that's what I'm going to think anyway.AstridsSoapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765645879431056941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-460993537271348452012-08-07T13:16:48.877-04:002012-08-07T13:16:48.877-04:00What a lovely story Cranky...Sad but lovely and so...What a lovely story Cranky...Sad but lovely and so so trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64100668305919703322012-08-07T11:27:45.505-04:002012-08-07T11:27:45.505-04:00Thank you for sharing this story, you have stirred...Thank you for sharing this story, you have stirred many emotions in me.Jacanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513334604229516673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3524788009758972052012-08-07T11:22:20.626-04:002012-08-07T11:22:20.626-04:00I can't think of anything pithy to say; your w...I can't think of anything pithy to say; your words express very well the unfairness of life and expose one of the reasons it is to be cherished.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com