A year after beloved dog crosses rainbow bridge, couple finds kitten they can't keep, but knows someone who needs her even more: 'I’m so glad he’s going to have a loving family'

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Oct 7, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

The only constant in life is change. A message from the universe could have been for someone else, a delayed train might mean you'll meet the love of your life, and finding a kitten on the year anniversary of your beloved dog's rainbow bridge crossing could mean something else for you entirely.

The world is full of mysteries. You wouldn't be the first person to say "there are no coincidences," even though it's impossible in the moment to really understand what it means. There's a strange clockwork regarding timing, precision, chance, luck, and change that permeate the cosmos. It's ever flowing through the air, and we're simply here to bear witness. This couple lost their beloved dog a year ago. The day after the year anniversary the woman finds a kitten at work. She manages to save the kitten from underneath a car. Her husband says they can't keep the little one, but luckily there's someone else who needs the kitten more than she does, and that's her coworker. It may not always seem obvious why things happen, and maybe on the surface it would seem like the husband is just being a brat not letting them keep the cat. But life has a way of managing these things without informing us in the moment that it's actually for our benefit. Ready the full story below.

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There's a parable of a Chinese farmer. It goes like this:
A farmer loses his only horse. The neighbors say it's terrible luck. The farmer says, “maybe.”
The horse returns with several wild horses. The neighbors say it's a great luck. The farmer says, “maybe.”
The farmer's son breaks his leg trying to ride one of the wild horses. The neighbors say it's bad luck. The farmer replies, “maybe.”
A war begins and all healthy young men are drafted, but not the farmer's son because of his broken leg. The neighbors say it's good luck, the farmer still says, “maybe.”
There's no use pointing out a conclusion to something in a moment. Life works in waves, in cycles. You never know if something is ultimately good or bad until time tells you.
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