Today I realized

How beautiful my dog is. I came home from work early, she--being the only one home--welcomed me in and we had one of those moments where we locked eye contact and held it for a while, just looking and telling. She has the most rich and sprite chocolate-colored eyes. It got me thinking how it could be possible that a being like that, a creature with so much presence and personality could not be thinking to herself just as I was thinking to myself? And how was she thinking to herself? Certainly not with barking words she hears in her head like me. It must be a much more true and genuine recognition system comprised of only emotion. Those eyes weren't asking me any questions, they were simply expressing her feelings of happiness and expectation that translated into questions in my thought process. Her communication system is much less frustrating than mine! Lucky girl.