A Sad Story :(

This is my saddest animal story so far.... today I was walking back to work after lunch, and in the street I saw this huge, black crow eating something... I generally don't like crows and try to avoid them, but today for some reason I wanted to see what he was eating... so I got closer and I realized that he was eating a chipmunk that was still alive :( The poor chipmunk was almost dead, I did not know what to do... I got close and shooed the nasty crow off, and then tried to put the chipmunk in a "safe spot" closer to the sidewalk... the poor chipmunk was really flat (and since all of this was taking place in the middle of the road, I am guessing he got run over by a car :( and could not walk, but when I pushed him a little he tried to follow me and keep walking... it was the saddest thing ever... He looked really bad, and I did not know what to do with him. I could not take him along because I had to go back to work, and I did not know if I could call someone - I doubt someone would want to help me save a half-dead chipmunk. So, after deliberating for about a minute, I just made the most cruel decision I have ever made - I decided to keep walking... I was so sad to leave him there to die, but at the same time, I felt helpless, I felt that there was nothing I could do to help the poor chipmunk... I felt so guilty for the rest of the day - I know that the poor chipmunk is not human, but still, it is a life... I have heard a similar story from a friend before, and when she was sad, I did not really understand it and even made fun of her a little. Now I feel bad :(

Well, I guess that is the way mother nature works (or at least that's what I have been telling myself all day)...