Most of you people know at home, I have two dogs. My dad found them in SS2 near our church while they were puppies like 8-10 years ago. My father lured the black female into the car, called the brown male into the car, closed the door and drove off....
The way my dad described it, it sounded like he kidnapped them.
He named them after the happy ending love story found in the bible, Ruth and Boaz.
Anyway, fast-forward to last week, Ruth fell sick and couldn't eat. The veterinarian couldn't figure out why or what she was sick off. Eventually on sometime last Friday, she passed away.
She's now buried in my garden. I promise you me and my mum make terrible grave diggers... We couldn't dig properly nor bury her properly. It's sure a skill to bury the dead....
Anyway, I'm not all that sad about her passing. What disturbs me more is about Boaz. He's all alone now. Being a scaredy-cat-dog, he always waited till Ruth commits the action/offense (e.g. run out of the house, bark at passersby, chase after rats, sniffs around, bite the security ronda guy etc etc.), then he will follow what she does. Kind of cute when you think of it...
Now, his sister is gone. I'm quite sure he realized that she isn't around anymore. He stared at us while we buried her. I've yet to hear him bark even since she was gone.
This is what makes me sad. It kind of tells me, why should I bother to have friends for? Why would I want to go through the ups and downs of being/trusting in people for? Wouldn't it be better to live a secluded life? Why go through the suffering of disappointment, hurt, pain, frustration, sadness with people? Why should I share my life with others? Is the joy and happiness and fun worth the offset of unhappiness, sadness and mundane? Why not stay emotionless?
Looking up some bible stuffs, if we just concentrate on the word happy or joy, both the old testament (Eccl. 2:24; 3:12-13,22; 5:18-19; 9:9) and new testament have given indications that God loves us to be happy/joyful whether it be through obedience, love one another, through serving etc. Joy is even one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5), which means joy can be developed.
Wonderful. Isn't it weird that we have to learn to be happy? It's like learning to relax. Even some people don't know how to relax.....
Anyway, the Lord put my dad in a position to "kidnap" our two dogs and raise them up. Because of them, no thieves have broken into our house for the years they have been around. With all the house break-ins, people going for closed/guarded security communities and stuff, God watch over our house by placing those two dogs where I lived.
Not bad eh?
Boaz still wants to be "sayang-ed" (or spoiled, whichever way you wanna look at) still anyway....
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