Saving Simon by Jon Katz

Author:Jon Katz [Katz, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8041-7728-3
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2014-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

Thanks for talking to me. I appreciate it. I want you to know that Simon is well and I will take good care of him. I suspect you did the best you could. If I can be of any help to you and your family, please feel free to contact me.

And I mailed it off.

The next morning, Simon and I went for a walk in the woods. Except for one standoff—he was determined to veer left to sample some grass he liked the smell of—our walk was easy. He seemed eager and trotted alongside of me. It was warm that morning, and there was a soft breeze blowing down the path. The rustling of the leaves seem to fascinate Simon. I am not sure he had seen them before or paid much attention. For many years, I hadn’t, either.

We stopped every now and then so he could lean over and snatch a fat leaf off of a maple tree. He stopped and chewed the leaves thoughtfully. I was beginning to see why so many writers throughout history loved to take walks with donkeys. They are wonderful companions, and they appreciate the natural world, noticing everything in a way that is infectious.

I didn’t say much until we turned around and started back toward the farmhouse. By now, the sun was peeking through the forest cover and it seemed as if we were walking into a tunnel of light.

“It’s easy to talk about being merciful and compassionate,” I said to my donkey. “It’s not so easy to figure out how to live that way.”

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