It is easy to get lost in the mundane responsibilities of life without realizing the clock ticking in front of us unless a peculiarity manages to find its way into our lives and helps us notice a moment distinctively.

A Three-Legged Puppy

One late evening when I was at the beach admiring the ebb and flow of the Sea, I saw a dog teetering its way to retrieve a tennis ball near me. One careful glance at the dog and I noticed that its left front leg was amputated. I remembered reading about the prevalence of bone cancer in some of the dog…