Gates of Heaven
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There's a principIe of Iaw that with
every benefit there's a burden.

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And the responsibiIity
that you have with a dog....

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It's not just an inanimate object.
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In our Iife today,
we do focus a Iot of our attention...

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on materiaI things
such as automobiIes, cIothes...

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trips, and things of that sort.
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And even objects, paintings...
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and other kinds of things at home
that you cherish.

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WeII, an animaI, I think,
much more so, you cherish...

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because he does respond to you.
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He doesn't taIk Iike a human being...
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but he is much more
than just an inanimate object.

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Therefore, the responsibiIity
that a person has to the animaI...

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you sense that when you have them.
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Because their Iove and affection
comes to you.

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And that Iove and affection,
over a period of years...

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becomes a part of your Iife.
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And you can't discard them...
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to such a degree Iike you can
a wrapper around some food...

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and say, ''WeII, it's finished
and it disappeared.''

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When a dog dies suddenIy
Iike Trooper died...

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the moment of decision came.
''What do we do with him?''

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I couId onIy think of Trooper's face...
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and he'd say,
''Where are you going to put me?''

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There's something to life...
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that even when you discard something
of an inanimate nature...

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you dispose of it
with some kind of reverence.

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I've got a stereo system
aside from a recording system.

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It's a Pioneer SX-1010.
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It's 100 watts per channeI,
which is very powerfuI.

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On some occasions...
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say Iate afternoon,
when there's nobody at the park...

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I'II take my speakers
and I'II put them outside...


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