<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:2c41a40a-cb55-4132-b24d-212ca14c2b04" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body><a id="p68"/> <h1 class="chaptertitle ">What Really Matters</h1> <h2 class="chaptersubtitle ">Maria Louise Petrella, age 18</h2> <p class="left "> <em>Our family dog, Lucky, slows me down when life gets complicated and reminds me that events are only as complex as I make them. He will place his head on my lap, and as I gently stroke him, he will release a deep sigh, taking all my stress away. He makes me enjoy the simple moments in life, like walking outside on a warm spring day or running across a rolling meadow. His pleasure in doing things for fun puts my life into perspective. I don’t want to spend my life doing something I hate in order to obtain material possessions. Lucly is a constant reminder that I don’t have to.</em> </p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <a id="p69"/> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <div class="three-quarter both-space breakafter "> <img alt=" " id="fig_TheWorldAccordingToDog-78-1" src="images/TheWorldAccordingToDog-78-1.jpg"/> <p class="caption subcaption">Lucky<br/> lab/shepherd/Samoyed mix, age 2</p> </div> <a id="p70"/> <div class="full "> <img alt=" " id="fig_TheWorldAccordingToDog-42" src="images/TheWorldAccordingToDog-42.jpg"/> </div> </body> </html>