With eye upraised his master's look to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man: The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end
-George Crabbe
Last night I was watching this movie "Marley and Me" for the 100th time and it filled my eyes with tears as we approached towards the climax. I felt like murdering the director of this movie. For some reason he had to show that Marley died in the end but he could have as well shown that he ended up in heaven thus bringing him to life in another world because that's where all dogs end up . Love that movie still.
It reminds me of Laika, my childhood German shepherd. She died on September 24th 1996. She had been a very healthy dog till she was 10 but as she approached her old age things started changing. I remember days when she was unable to climb the stairs, we used to carry her to the second floor once she was done with her business. She used to cooperate so well in troubles also. When she was 9 she was suffering from Pneumonia and Doctor gave her an injection but told us the truth He had absolutely no hopes that she will make it through the night. We couldn't sleep that night with the thought of not being able to see her alive next day. But she survived and went on for another one year. We thought the problem is solved but actually the problems had just begun. She started catching cold cough very frequently, her body was not supporting her.
In general she always preferred to be around us (My sister and I). She would come to our study room in the night and sit beside our chairs while we were studying. We were scared of being alone in night but when she was around we had no fear. She will stay with us till we are not done with what we are doing and will walk out with us when we are done. Nobody taught her to do all this, she just had it in her. She would never leave us and go away. She was very brave and would leave no stone unturned if she sees any danger around us.
So that night we were preparing for our exam for the next day and she came and lied down in our study room as usual. We noticed her and continued to study. Soon it was time to sleep, so we bid her goodnight and she did too with wet eyes. We came to the bedroom to sleep, not knowing that was her last night with us....she passed away that night. We came to know early morning when we came to see her. It was again me and my sister who saw in the morning that she didn't move from there after we bid her goodnight. We touched her and her body was stiff like a rock. Probably she expired immediately after she bid us goodnight...
She didn't realize she took 11 years of our life with her and now we are just left with memories as we buried her in our hearts....
Coming back to present, today morning when i got up and saw Alice, I was so glad that she is a part of our lives and helps me to keep alive the memories of Laika. I played with her a little in the morning before I left for office and I must say everyday she becomes more adorable than the previous day...
Look how she tries to hide from me
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