Like others have said. It's hard to lose them. On the other hand, they bring so much joy while you have them and there is always another one out there that needs you to save them and will reward you with unconditional love and devotion.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.