Domestic vs. Wild non-human animal

So here I am walking to the USF shuttle stop and I start thinking about this cat that I like to see on the path I take and how I would like a cat when I move out of my apartment.

I hardley ever see the cat anymore but the few times that I had we played and acted like we always new eachother-thats a lot of fun for me (and the cat too cause I'm fun to play with). So I start wishing that I had a cat at home so I could see a little buddy like that more often-something more predictable (of coarse).

Well then I start thinking about how much fun it is to have a little non-human animal friend that is only a little dependent on me, but also very free; like that squirrel in your yard you always give nuts to, or a great blue heron that comes to your house everyday in the morning to get some fish, or a wild-domestic cat that hangs out near your house, keeps you company while your in the yard, and hides under your car when your home, all cause you leave a bowl of food outside. (I guess whether the non-human animals hang out or not is completely dependent on what they get out of the deal-mostly food).

And just as I get done fantasising about all the great opportunites we all have with the living creatures around us, and all the great things we can do for one another, I walk around the corner and see a dead racoon in the road. Now some may think that 'one dead racoon among many living racoons' big deal; but actually here in Tampa Florida I hardely ever see racoons, I dunno why-I just don't think the population is thriving as much as it could.

And to be a little poetic, as I looked at the dead racoon in the road, I few things went through my head. Should I be the brave soul to pull the dead body from the road before it become completely dismembered? Am I the only one who cares about this dead racoon? Who is going to miss that awsome biotic being?

And my answers are: I should pull the dead racoon from the middle of the road-because I would want someone to do that for me. Many people cared; as they drove by, or sat at the bus stop, everyone noticed the dead racoon, everyone made clear intentions not to hit the carcass anymore, everyone was interested as to what had happend to produce this body now laying lifeless in the road. I dont know if anyone will miss this specific creature of the night; I dont think most people know how to miss a non-human animal that is out at night doing a great service for us all.

Many people will notice the animal now dead in the road, because they are respectful of life and because they are interested in that life. However, most people do not know how to live a life aware of those creatures and most people dont know what to do to show respect.

Here are some tips: enjoy the fact that when you come out of your house in the morning and you see that an animal has broken open your trash the previous night, and enjoy it for this reason-instead of those scraps of food going to the land fill as trash, the food is being consumed on your own piece of land, and that creature is then going to sit in your rose bush and fertilize it, and then that creature is going to sit near your window and sing you a sweet song as you sleep, and then that creature is going to clean up all the litter from your parking lot, all for free! OR it could be that cat I was talking about, that on the way to and from work he was hanging out, happy after eating a nice and fresh meal composed of scraps from your dinner last night; and is now going to rub on your leg and wish you a great day!

Loving life.