Friday, October 1, 2010

Outlook on life - a parable of two Dogs

Stray Dog: Why are you barking? See how happy and free I am.
Domestic: My master told me to bark at strangers.
Stray: Oh I see, you treat me as a stranger, forgetting that we belong to the species of dogs.
Domestic: you thin fellow! You boast of your freedom! Let me ask you how free you are! If you recall, there could be instances when some strong dogs frowned at you, you put your tail down and ran for life. How insecure are you in your freedom? See, I have practically nothing to do. I am given food timely, given bath and cared for. The children play with me. They all love me.
Stray: my condition is different from you; I go to garbage and satisfy my hunger. Still I have no worry      because Jesus told not to worry. Look at the birds of the air and fish, they are fed. I know all this, but nothing can change my attitude towards life and others.
Domestic: I am beginning to make out that you are forced into existence. Anything that comes on your                way means nothing to you.
Stray: I am free, and people also are free to throw stones at me a stingy dog. Who cares? Do what I want             as long as I live. After all one day I will die and liberate myself from this existential misery.
Domestic: I thank my Creator for having brought you in front of me. I am in chains, but you are in the     pangs of existence. And I don’t want to waste any moment here and now. Hence I pray: “Lord make me a captive then I shall be free.”

1 comment:

  1. God himself can be the master here. There is nothing the domestic needs. And he's tied with the rope/chain of his love and compassion. If he broke the chain and go away, he will become a stray dog. And he will never do that.The chain with which he is tied is not that big/thick too... He is free to go at any time if he wants to....But it will hurt his master.(as commented by Jais George)

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