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If I were alone in a desert

And feeling afraid,

I would want a child to be with me.

For then my fear would disappear

And I would be made strong.

This is what life in itself can do

Because it is so noble, so full of pleasure

And so powerful.

But if I could not have a child with me

I would like to have at least a living animal

At my side to comfort me.

Therefore,

Let those who bring about wonderful things

In their big, dark books

Take an animal—perhaps a dog—

To help them.

The life within the animal

Will give them strength in turn.

For equality

Gives strength in all things

And at all times.

—Meister Eckhart (1260–1329)

(Author’s note: As a cat lover, I change dog to cat. When I go alone into my imagination to write, Kanka, my cat, goes with me to help by sitting on my manuscript.)