Do dead parents forgive?

As she sits near him, explaining about his mother wanting to be there, the pup questions why she can’t and a soft, loving smile appears on her pale lips. Meadow looks to the smart boy, sympathy and understanding in her eyes as she gently explains, “We are all made up of energy. All around you, energy thrums underneath the currents of the living. You cannot see them, sweet boy, but they are there. When we pass into the world of the dead, we too become energy. Your mother was special.” She opens her arms to him, watching his slow progression toward her.

While he walks, Meadow continues to explain in a gentle, loving tone, “When your mother passed, she was filled with so much love for you that she did not become a ghost. She became the purest form of love and light that you could ever imagine.” The pup presses into her form and the dead wolf focuses on making her body as solid as possible for him. Hooking a leg around him, she brings a paw up to gently stroke his back, listening as he questions how she knows and explaining what happened to his mother.

Softly, Meadow coos to the hurting child, explaining, “Because I can see her, sweet boy. She is here, following after you, showing you love in subtlest of ways each and every day. She is not angry at you, young one. Remember, she is now the purest form of love. Besides, even if I couldn’t see her, I know she would not be angry.” Stopping to gently place the paw under his chin and push up until his golden gaze meets her emerald green one, she offers him a warm, affectionate smile as she softly says, “No mother would ever be angry that their child lived while they gave their life to save them.”

It is true and Meadow knows it is because parents just want their children to live and be happy. Even if that means that they cannot be there to see it.


"Meadow Lark"