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Day Ten; Who is the real animal?

Charlie is a brown Chinese pug. He likes white, black, yellow, golden AND multi-colored dogs! He will play with other pugs, German shepherds, pit bulls, golden retrievers, labs, or ANY other breeds. You know what, he will even play with a mixed breed! Heck, once he has even played with a frog (I know, strange animal to have as a friend)! Charlie is of the Chinese decent, but he belongs to an Indian-American family who lives in America. He absolutely LOVES playing with other Indian, African, Mexican, Caucasian and ALL other races and nationalities. Charlie doesn’t check the color of someone’s skin or check if they are a cat or a dog lover.

All this sounds silly to say, but think about it. If dogs can get along with each other and with other species and all humans, why can’t the human race get along with EACH OTHER? Does it even matter that we have launched another space mission or made robots or have made working virtually a success? Does any success and accomplishments matter if humans can’t get along with each other? We have come a long way in technology, medicine and all other aspects. All that is useless if we have not changed our backward thinking, our egoistic ideas and the way we treat other humans.

Going back to Charlie, or say, any other dog or animal. Think about it, a big dog or any big animal can do some serious damage to you if they wanted to. The simple fact that they don’t choose to harm a human being says a lot about that animal. If animals who “have no souls” and who “just want food” can choose not to hurt, while humans willingly hurt each other, who is the animal here?

Something to think about: So many unfortunate events have been happening since the beginning of 2020. From Kobe’s death in mid Jan to the Coronavirus and now to the death of George Flyod. There are some things which we cannot control, such as death from diseases and sickness or accidents. But there is a whole lot we CAN control. It’s just a matter of educating yourself, keeping informed and being well, humane.

Call for ACTION: Be the change you wish to see.
– Make your VOTE count.
– Educate yourself on current issues, culture and history
– Speak the truth, raise your voice, protest in peace and stand up for others
– Open your eyes, open your ears, open your wallets and have an open mindset
– Sign petitions @ www.change.org

Check out my other post about Charliebaby here🙂

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Day Four: Charlie

My five year old pug, Charlie and I have been together through some major life events. Mine mainly consists of getting married and moving to Dallas. His consists of surviving many near death experiences, getting a new dad who spoils him rotten and occasional long distance road trips with his “hoomans”. If you have a pet, or have had one before, you will be able to relate to these daily posts about Charlie. But even if you don’t, keep reading to see why having a dog has taught me about life and purpose.

I can go on and on about all the things I have learned after getting Charlie. (And yes, I’m that dog mom who will show you ALL his pictures if you ask for one!) I think the most important lesson I have learned from him is his purpose. His daily purpose in life is to please his master, his hooman, me! His goal is to always be a “good boy” and to hear that praise from me. He is the most content when he is by my side, even when we are in a dog park with so many other dogs and people! It’s also probably his first waking thought (along with wondering what’s for lunch). You might ask what is the lesson here?

Charlie’s unending loyalty, his need for approval and his wish to be in his master’s presence makes me think deeply about MY true purpose in life. Only if we would love our Master, seek His appreciation and find comfort in His presence, the same way Charlie does his. If only… then maybe we will also be able to live out our true purpose in life.