佚名 /Anonymous
IrecentlylostmybestfriendArnoldinanautomobileaccidentwhilemovingmyfamilytoournewhomeinArizona.Arnoldwasan8-month-oldpotbellywhotaughtmesomuchaboutlove, , butthankGodforblessingmewiththejoyofhavingArnoldforhisshortlife.
Arnolddidn'tknowhewasapig-hethoughthewasjustanothermemberofourfamily-modelinghisbehaviorthroughobservingme, mywife, ; andhewas, evenwhenhewasornerytryingtojustgetourattention.
'tcareifhegrewtoweigh45lbs, hestillexpectedyoutohoisthimontoyourlapatprecisely8:'trespondtohisinitial “honks” lettingyouknowitwashisnaptime, , youcouldn'tholdhimalleveningashepreferred, .
, , hewouldcomerunningattopspeed, honkingthewholewayuntilhegotclosetoyouwherehewoulddodgeyou, zigzaggingaroundbeforesettlingdownandcalmlywalkinguptoyouwithhistailwaggingasiftosay “hah, got-cha.”
'twaittocomeoverandplaywithhim.
Arnoldwentmosteverywherewithus-Pet'sMart, Wal-Mart, birthdayparties, andChristmasvacationtoGrandma'/, weinsistedthatthecontractonournewhousebecontingentonthehomeowners’ associationapprovalofArnoldinwritingbeforewewouldagreetopurchasinginourprestigiousneighborhood.
Onthedayweleftouroldhometown, , alongtheway, thewindblastfromasemiknockedourtrailersoutofcontrolandpushedourtruckoffa40’ , , IwillbeforevergratefulforthefondmemoriesofhimwhichIwillcherishforever.
在我们搬家到亚利桑那州的途中发生了交通意外，从此我失去了我最好的朋友阿诺德。阿诺德是一只八个月大的宠物猪，是它令我更懂得爱，懂得投入和维系情谊。它的离去令我伤心欲绝，不过我还是常感谢上帝赐予我与阿诺德相处的那段短暂却快乐的时光。
阿诺德并不知道自己是一头猪，它认为自己就是家庭中的一员，常常会观察模仿我、我妻子、我两个女儿以及家里那只小猎犬的举动。它相信我们都爱它；的确，我们都爱它，即使它有时为了引起我们的注意，会耍些小性子。
