At times, someone has to make the connection for the possibility of an encounter with something or someone. This my story is based upon an encounter with a highly developed animal, a dog to be precise. As I mentioned earlier, someone just has to bring most times, the connection in one way or the other. Through a fine flower of Creation – a feminine one, a priestess of light, I was privileged to come across this developed animal of which my story is based upon today. “Yes, priestess of Light.” All women of subsequent Creation when they are as it should be, in the fulfilment of their Lord given task, are “priestesses of Light” which I mentioned in one of my write-ups “How a Woman Should Stand in Creation.” This feminine one was nicknamed “Sunshine” by those who were opportune to get close to her. Due to her plainness, brightness, childlikeness, unassumingness and gaily disposition was what brought this name about. She being so feminine and remarkably delicate found it so difficult to associate with her female folks. She was not homogeneous to the rest of her kind in any way. She stood distinct. Sunshine lived a lonely life far in the western Europe. She minded her business in the community where she lived. After a while, sets in boredom. One day, she came to the realization that she needed a companion after all to whom she could interact with, to allay her boredom. So, she decided to get a dog. A Pomeranian to be precise. She purchased the dog through the internet and had to wait for several weeks for it to be transported to her. She could not wait for the Pomeranian dog to be delivered to her. That is the one to be her companion at last. She chose animals above man because of their reliability and faithfulness. One faithful day, the dog finally arrived. To her amazement, on seeing the puppy, she noticed it had an ailment issue and a severe one at that. She became so sad in mind. Several nights she could not sleep due to the puppy’s ailment. She thought repeatedly whether she should return the puppy back to the breeder. After several deliberations, she decided to keep the puppy and take care of the ailment. She thought of the long journey the puppy traversed from countries to countries before finally to her place. She then made up her mind, she will not cause it a further pain by returning it back to the breeder through such rigorous long journeys again. She also thought if she did not take the puppy who will. Everyone will reject it. For it is not by chance it was brought to her path. She, Sunshine being a knowing one who had come across the true knowledge of Creation. Who knew the Will of the Lord in His Laws not by mere imagination but as It should be. Who also knew that the Love of God is not the way people envisage it to be. Not in the subtle manner people imagine it to be that forgives every sin of man unpunished. She that knows through the knowledge of Creation that the Love of God also bears in It Justice. That what a man sows, that shall he reap. That nothing can be remitted man except he personally atones for his sins. Sunshine who also knew that every thought, words and deeds are being woven for each individual human being, threads of Karma awaits all after shedding off the physical body which will automatically draw the one to that region of homogeneity, where one gets to atone for that sin so that one can then be free of it. That is if it is not yet atoned for here on earth. “One must settle all debts, meaning account for all inadequacies.” The Almighty Father is a Perfect God. He does not concern Himself with us but hued into Creation His Laws that takes care of all His creatures. With this knowledge, Sunshine bore within her being, she could not afford not to do the right. So she decided to retain the puppy and happiness restored back to her mind by gaining a new friend. In her great hope to the Lord, she believed that the puppy will surely receive the help she needs to restore her back to good health. Now came for the time to name the puppy, she thought over and over, again and again, but all that kept coming from her intuition was “Paloma.” This thought never left her, so she decided to name the puppy “Paloma” A female puppy who later grew to a beautiful dog. From that moment on, Sunshine was no longer alone. “Everywhere Mary goes, the lamb was sure to go.” Everywhere Sunshine goes, she took Paloma with her. She grew to love this dog immensely.
After few years, as Paloma grew older, Sunshine discovered beautiful traits in the dog. She came to the realization that the dog is highly developed. She thereby cherished it more but kept this awareness of the animal’s development within herself alone for a time. After a while, she could no longer keep it to herself out of excitement, she then burst out to her close relations about the dog’s traits. Sunshine happens to be a close one to me. Several times she will call the relations to inform them of the high traits of this dog, the newly found friend. One day she had to travel back to her country of origin to meet her relations and she went with Paloma, fully grown now. The relations could not wait to see this wonderfully, amazing, highly developed animal. On arrival with Paloma, everyone was overjoyed to see this dog and her beautiful self. The relations all tried to carry Paloma on sighting her. They were all in expectation to see for themselves all Sunshine had said about this dog, but Paloma unfortunately was so tired on arrival. She had to get adapted to a new climate, a hotter one this time. Coming from such a cold region, it was a bit uncomfortable and too tough on the poor dog. A sudden switch of temperature. After several days, Paloma got used to the climate and the new environment became conducive for her. She then played and played and was all over the house. Everyone’s eyes were so keen, looking gaily and happy. Now all ready to observe the dog to also detect for themselves the traits well-spoken of, that the dog possess. I happen to be amongst the group that stood in expectation. In the mornings, I noticed on opening the door of my room to gain access into the living room, it was this dog, Paloma, that meets me first. On seeing me, she will stretch out her forearms far to the front as if greeting without a sound. With her face turned up, looking at one directly in the eyes. On stretching my hands to carry this small dog, it will first shake her body as though shaking off dirt away from herself as if to cleanse her body before being carried. In addition, she lifts herself as if being relieved of her weight for the one about to carry her. The days I decide not to carry Paloma in the morning, she knew I did not really like her to enter the room all the time. In such mornings as I open the door of the room, Paloma on seeing me stretches' her forearm as if greeting as always. If I did not carry her, she would stand still watchful for a while and then slowly and quietly pass me by to enter the room. Immediately she moves away from me a little, she will dash so fast into the rest of the length of the room and hid under the bed where her favorite member of the household lies and remains there until he gets out of the bed and calls her out. No one else can get her out of that place except that one. What a dog!
This was so strange to me. A very small dog yet amazingly intelligent and considerate. We all kept watch. Watching this dog called Paloma. Such a unique animal indeed. Before any knock at the door. She would have sensed that definitely there is someone behind the door, so she moves immediately and stays by the door, barking which alerts all indoors of the stranger even without a sound. Also, if any of the household members goes out, on coming back, immediately the legs are placed at the first landing outside of numerous stairways, the dog will start to bark from the inside to alert those at home of the return of one of the household members. She will also bark frantically at the one about to open the door for the one coming in as if saying, “open that door, do not delay further, open open.” Immediately the person enters, she will stop the barking and shift attention to the one that just returned. Jumping in joy towards him or her. When Paloma is also given something, she shows gratitude in a way. She will stare for a while at the giver and wag her tail severally in gratitude to this giver. Sunshine brought a bundle of joy to us all with Paloma. She had a little puffy bed for Paloma which she kept in the living room. She also kept some sand dust on a tray for its toilets. This was placed by the corridor. One day, Sunshine said to Paloma, “To your bed!” To our amazement, we all noticed suddenly that Paloma moved to obey her master. Straight to her bed she went where she sat for several minutes and later lied down, looking at the master for another command. Not until Paloma received a sign from her master, did she come out of the bed. Such amazing little creature. After several days with Paloma, I noticed the house was still intact, clean without messing the apartment. Such a disciplined mature dog Paloma is. Everyday she goes straight to make her toilet in the place provided for it. This is just a few out of the traits displayed by Paloma. Such a remarkable dog that everyone will like to have as a pet – a dear friend. A very fine dog indeed. I called her “Great Paloma.” Everyone in the house bonded with this dog. Love showered in abundance to Paloma. All then compete to gain Paloma’s love. Sunshine happy with this, with great satisfaction in her heart. She would have missed this dog if not for her patience and endurance. Everything that comes to your lot be patient with it. There might likely be goodness in it after all. If Sunshine had taken an irrational decision to return this dog, she will have missed and lost the opportunity of having a developed companion like Paloma. Show love dear fellow human spirits, show love. Bring out the Love of God into everything that comes your way. The Lord expects us to love our neighbors as ourselves including all His other creatures as well. The love Sunshine showed to Paloma, made her ailment better and better. This shows the power of Love. Love has the ability to accomplish so much when given the opportunity to live in your heart. Love accomplishes all. I am referring to the Love of God here and not the love of the flesh. An example of how love accomplishes all, there was an instance in the life of Paloma that I will also like to narrate here. A neighbor in the community where Sunshine lived frightened Paloma whenever he comes around. When he passes the right, Paloma takes the left to avoid him. On this particular day, the man asked for permission to carry Paloma from Sunshine's apartment to be able to play with her for awhile. Sunshine accepted the request of her neighbor to play with Paloma. After sometime had passed, a loud cry from Paloma was heard. Sunshine with some other neighbors ran to where the noise came from. On getting there, in front of the man's apartment, Paloma laid stiff, unconscious but with the body shaking and the eye turned stiff to one direction. This devastated and saddened Sunshine. She could not bear the thought of losing her companion Paloma. Suddenly someone suggested amongst the other neighbors to Sunshine to carry Paloma up, call her name and stroke her. An amazing thing happened immediately Sunshine carried Paloma. Due to the love bond between Sunshine and Paloma, the unbelievable happened. Sunshine carried Paloma, started to stroke her and at the same time calling her name. "Paloma, Paloma" Sunshine called severally. Not too long, Paloma came back to consciousness and back to life again. Can you now see the power of love? So I am not wrong when I said earlier that love accomplishes all. Those who are opportune to have dogs as pets should show utmost love to them, for they are true companions when you offer them love.
Sunshine slept one night and dreamt of Paloma. Her real self, her soul. She was shown how beautiful this dog truly still is. Far finer than the way she is physically. It amazed us all. Few weeks for Paloma and her master now to travel back to her home. We all took several pictures of Paloma to keep with us for remembrance. All sad in the heart the day Paloma and her master had to leave us. Everywhere dull and silent. Paloma, a rare breed. We all escorted Paloma and her master to the airport and knew we all have to travel far distance to be able to see Paloma again. Paloma and her master both boarded the plane and we returned home sad and dejected without our sweet Paloma. I remembered at the airport looking at Paloma leaving and said in my heart, “Poor dog, anywhere you take her she goes.” Three days after they left, I also was permitted to dream of Paloma’s soul. I was shown in the dream the soul of this dog radiating brightly with glowing eyes. She was even more beautiful than the way she was physically. So what we call beautiful in the physical, is not compared to true beauty after all. Not beautiful enough to real beauty. Paloma in this dream, stood alone. She was by herself in the midst of light radiance. When I woke up, I told the rest that Paloma’s soul came to greet us all. We all then remembered what her master, Sunshine, had also been permitted to see of this unique dog. This made us all so happy, and we thanked the Lord for coming across such a highly developed animistic being. The next day, I quickly called to inform Sunshine of my dream of Paloma. This gladdened her heart and she resolved in her inner being to take even more care of this dog than she had done. To continually shower her with abundant love. She gained loyalty and faithfulness from the dog while the dog also gained love from her master. Sunshine, a unique flower of Creation, a priestess of light, in her weaving deserves a unique dog like Paloma. Nothing happens by chance. That is why Paloma is placed in her path in accordance with the Law of Reciprocity.
So therefore, show more love to the animistic especially dogs. They are man’s best friends. Very loyal and faithful. They are the way they should be in Creation. As the rest of the creatures in Creation except man, who refused to tread the right track placed for them by the Lord. Not accepting the Holy Word wholeheartedly undiluted nor undistorted, which points to man His Will in His Laws. Animals are attuned to the Will of God. The soul of animals come from the animistic sphere, but man is spiritual. For not adhering to the Will of the Lord, man has lost a great deal. All the helps are inaccessible to man again, unlike in the ages. Animals still receive all the help needed for them through the elemental beings. The elemental beings hint the animals in case there approaches danger on its path. That is the only time, animals can disobey its master when warned by the elemental beings of a particular danger ahead on its path, but the master still insists to move on with it. The animals will heed the elementals instead of the master. Man is no longer seeing because of their state spiritually. A lower being to man can see what man that is higher can no longer see. It is a pity. Man, no longer see elemental beings and very often runs into danger of perishing or suffering a great harm. For this reason, man should pay attention to animals so that he can learn to understand them. Man should also pay attention to animals so that then and only then can animals truly become man’s friends. Able to fill gaps and this will be more useful to him than it has been in the past.
Man, recognize these friends around you everywhere. As well as you need them, they also need you. What both need from each other is Love. Some animistic beings are group souls, for example dogs. When shown love they become an identity of love. It will no longer have to stay in a group but can stand on its own as an entity. When shown love, the soul of the animals may one day await you on your homeward journey as you pass the realm of the animistic after which is the spiritual realm, your origin. So, I exhort you to show deep love to the animistic beings for they are truly man’s best friends. I wish you this.
I leave you with this prayer until I come your way again:
“O’ Lord guide me always to do it right. Strengthen my love towards all the animistic beings so as to be a part of their development towards an identity of love.” Amen.