Dogs symbolises divine goodness in our homes
It is indisputable that God created animals, and
other living creatures before He created Man and he instructed Man as
caretakers over them as in the Bible in the two verses in Genesis.
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.(Gen 1:26)
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl
of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found
an help meet for him. (Gen 2:20).
Can we humbly assess our own situation of the much degraded earth
now?
Like it or not are we
to take the blame for the dwindling decline of wild life including extinction of
many species known and unknown to people on earth? Such stories are very sad indeed. Have we not fail God in His order of things? We have also destroyed His garden of Eden with
so much devastation of the forests including rainforest on earth. The destruction is so much that birds come to
our homes to be fed when God promised that He would feed them Himself. Please reflect the verse Matthew 6:26 –“ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”
So we need to address the heart breaking
scenario of dogs in our midst. Too many
people are trying to get rid of them for whatever reasons from our midst in our
homes although dogs are known as ”best friends” of man but no longer such as
how we treat them with all the intelligence we have but lacking the wisdom God
has gifted us.
Some may be strays due to our indifference to
fair treatment for the dogs.
But a bit of inconvenience to keep them in
our homes has been too much of a burden for so
many people. So much so that the number of dogs is also dwindling fast
in our homes and it is not to be any surprise that one day sooner, it is near
extinction too like all the wild life in the wilderness.
There maybe some very good Samaritans who
have given some attention to keep them in shelter away from homes. Are such
shelters really good for the dogs when they are considered “prisons” for them
for not committing any “crimes”? Can any shelters be sustained if dogs breed
more dogs? Are they spayed and neutered
to have meaningless living ? What would
happen if your children are done that way like we treat the dogs? But many treat the “best friends” in such
cruel approach and that include putting them to sleep happily to rid some
inconvenience. With spayed and neutered animals, are we not bringing forward
extinction to our “best friends” leaving many “enemies” roaming the streets
with millions and even billions of Ringgit and yet cannot keep our “best friends”
in homes to enjoy them for lack of funds.
Honestly speaking, we do not know what we
miss in life if we do not keep some “best friends” at homes especially for our
young children who can learn from the dogs and puppies for their in genuine and
clever approaches in handling situations.
Some may think of the negative scenario especially for young children but
the positive aspects far outweigh negativeness. Definitely, it is time well
spent rather than spending time in front of television. Many homes also ill treat dogs with poor
cages, chains etc.
I am glad that Sabah with the outline of dog’s
head is still free from rabies but unfortunately bird flu has its presence
here. So are we going to destroy all the
pigeons (wild and otherwise) now despite it is a tourists attraction?
Most people may not like to know this. How I feed my dogs for more than two decades
is due to some generous restaurants (donors) who stay in business despite tough
time. Unseen it maybe, there is one such restaurant started with one shop and
set up another one within a year or two.
I hope my book for my “best friends” would
soon hit the street to give reading pleasure to many.
Joshua Y C Kong 7 Sep 2018
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