Just as I was about to start communicating with the Golden Retriever, my mom suddenly added another photo. "I just visited the dog at the tower, and this is a photo of me talking to the dog. Maybe the teacher will have a better connection," she said. My mom had already provided many photos, so I thought it wouldn't make a difference and just glanced at it briefly. However, I was wrong. After meditating and opening the dog's album, I found that all the other photos didn't evoke any feelings, but this last one suddenly transformed from a flat image into a 3D scene. I saw the dog smiling so happily, with a joy that was even more exaggerated than in the photo. It was the kind of smile that, even if you didn't know what it was about, you couldn't help but be infected by it. I told my mom, "You really understand him; he chose this photo and was very happy to communicate through it."
The dog, named Chou Chou, was a Golden Retriever that my mom had reserved before he was born. He was meant to fill the void left by her older son, a Golden Retriever named Da Bao. However, Chou Chou, who loved going for walks, suddenly lost his appetite and spirit. After being hospitalized for a week, no cause could be found, and despite being only six years old, he passed away just eight days later. The doctor said his body was like a sieve, causing constant anemia, but they couldn't find the source. Blood transfusions didn't help, and his condition worsened daily.
"My heart broke when he was hospitalized, and by the end, it was shattered beyond repair. I was devastated when he left me," my mom said. "Was it my fault? Or did he have another mission, or did he protect me from disaster?" Recently, my mom had fallen from a high place and fractured her ribs but miraculously didn't need to be hospitalized. She wondered if Chou Chou had protected her, as she couldn't accept that her six-year-old child had passed away so suddenly.
"If I died to protect Mom, would she be moved? But I think she would feel guilty for the rest of her life," Chou Chou said. However, he clarified that his departure was related to my mom. "Mom, do you remember your older Golden Retriever brother? When I first arrived at the Rainbow Bridge, I heard a Golden Retriever talking about how wonderful his mom was, and I was envious. I was afraid someone would take such a good mom away, so I rushed back without even charging my soul's energy. I jumped the queue to be with you."
"So, Mom, you think I was predestined for you, but actually, you were also predestined for me," Chou Chou continued. "I didn't know that returning to Earth without recharging would shorten my lifespan because my energy would run out quickly. Heaven had to make my body fail so I could return and recharge. That's why you couldn't find the cause."
"Don't blame anyone; it was my fault for being impatient and wanting to fill the spot. But I don't regret it. Hearing the older Golden Retriever's words was right; meeting you was truly happy," Chou Chou said. "What's your next stop? Mom hopes you'll come back as her Golden Retriever again or meet in the next life as mother and son, so she can spoil you again."
For this wish, my mom visits the tower every two days to talk to Chou Chou and recites scriptures every night before bed. She even started donating blood, something she used to fear, to accumulate more blessings for Chou Chou. At this time, Chou Chou gave me a vision of him standing on a mountain like Mount Fuji. "Mom, I have a new mission. The caretaker here told me that because you've been doing so many good deeds for me, I've been promoted and will become a guardian deity of the forest," he said. In the vision, the Southern Immortal and a crane were by his side.
"I don't understand what it means to be a guardian deity with the Southern Immortal, but using this role to recharge my soul is something I've never heard of," I said. My mom was also surprised. "Mom, I'm so excited because the caretaker said that contributing to the soul will speed up the recharge and help with spiritual evolution. I might have a chance to become a very smart boy in the next life," Chou Chou exclaimed. "And because these blessings are from you, Mom, my chances of reconnecting with you in the future will also increase."
Perhaps this is why he chose to communicate through that photo, showing his joyful smile. My mom said, "It's good to know he's doing well, but it will be a long time before we meet again." I joked with her, "You're really popular in the animal paradise; many want to line up for you!" Chou Chou said he would also tell everyone about his wonderful mom, but only in the senior soul area, so as not to make my mom collapse again.
