One day I was walking home from work and was feeling the heat, it was 96 degrees Fahrenheit.  As I continued on my path past the park I was carefully looking for the geese and their goslings.  Based on my previous sightings, I knew there were at least two pairs of parents and six goslings.  I was concerned about them becoming dehydrated or burning their webbed feet on the black asphalt.  After a few minutes I was relieved to see four goslings sitting right next to the lower basin of the park water fountain with their parents protectively watching them.  I made sure the basin was filled with some fresh water and then turned around to discover someone had left a container filled with water in the middle of the walkway.  There were the other two goslings and their parents.  What a relief.  I felt so happy that I was not the only one thinking of the animals.  And I even had a renewed sense of humanity’s goodness.

I took a photo of the goslings next to the fountain while one of them was staring up at me.  Hopefully, you like it.  Animals are so much like us; they need water and food, and a safe place to live.  With that in mind, I thank you for making the world a better place by your actions, and for taking care of the animal kingdom.  Our actions, be they little or big, make such a difference.  And I am betting you feel really good when you do something for someone or something outside of yourself.