QUOTE : There is an apocryphal esoteric tale about the Christos that very much applies to this situation. One day the Christos and His closest students were walking across a bridge. Spiritually, bridges represent a way to 'cross over,' a means to arrive at a great truth, and a means to overcome obstacles. Bridges are an isthmus between life and death, a liminal (in-between) experience. While walking across the bridge, suddenly the Apostles rushed the Christos to one side of the bridge, indicating that they did not want Him to see something. The Christos demanded that the Apostles move out of the way and allow Him to see what they were hiding. The Christos looked down and saw that the Apostles had been hiding a dead dog that was in an advanced state of decay and putrefaction. Rather than covering His nose and turning away, instead the Christos knelt down and regarded the dog. Then he turned his gaze toward the Apostles and said, 'Look at the beautiful white teeth of this dog.' The Christos was teaching His Apostles that it is important to notice what is admirable and beautiful even in what most people would regard as repulsive.