1 0 0 0 w: March 2009

You know how humans have always been inspired by animals? Birds - airplanes, whales - submarines, cats - lazyness, bats - sensors, etc. We can always count on being inspired by animals and learning from them. But there's only one out of the entire animal kingdom, which has earned itself a most special and personal title as man's best friend. And this was given to an animal, not even another human. Nevertheless, this four-legged buddy is not short of human-like temperaments and thankfully even more faithful and patient than the ordinary man.

We can always count on learning from animals, but dogs, they change us from the inside, teaches us life lessons.. makes us want to become better people.

And not forgetting, people also say that all dogs go to heaven; I really do think so.

"I went to live in the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see that I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived... I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms..."

Henry David Thoreau

I'm finding it harder nowadays making it a point to live only with the bare necessities in life; as you and I know all too well, less IS more. The comforts of overfurnishing is sure to change us inside but there is that one priceless thing that if not careful, will begin to lose its life as we let other things take over its worth. The spirit. It risks becoming the biggest white elephant of all, plonked and seated together in the silent company of fellow lifeless collectibles. I guess that would also be around the same time we get that dreadful revelation that hey, we haven't lived much at all.

As Thoreau wished to live and learn from only the essentials in life and to suck out all the marrow of life and reduce it to its lowest terms, I hope I can too.. but in pursuit of stocking up on what is Eternal, and to have an overflowing life that can only come from Him.

"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."

Jesus Christ

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