A sad act of cruelty

Death of a Snow Leopard

""An Afghan elder who had seen the leopard in the cage wept when he saw its dead body carried out. "A lot of these mountain people have respect for wildlife," says Lawson, who was told by an elder that "God put these animals here for us to look after." The death of a snow leopard may not be of great consequence in Afghanistan's larger turmoil. But for many Afghans, the snow leopard is a symbol of the country's spirit of untamed wildness. For a few brief moments, everyone from the President to the top U.S. diplomat in the country turned their gaze away from politics and terrorism to a shivering, sick cat in a cage. And when it died, everyone from the highest echelons of power to humble villagers suffered a profound loss.""

source: Time.com

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Grief

Faced with Bereavement

"How to support a friend or loved one who's grieving"

In my hospital work this is really a very big thing. One has to learn what to say, and, most importantly, what not to say. We're limited to words as, mostly, we're not friends of those grieving. Friends can do much more. Not everyone can do it as a worker or volunteer, but everyone encounters bereavement and grief in friends and family.

This is kind of a simple article, but a good introduction to the whole notion of actually learning how to be a friend to someone who is grieving...

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