A Touching Story

I would just like to share a touching story a friend of mine shared with me.

A blind man and his guide dog had been companions for many years. However, the blind man never really appreciated what the dog has done for him. He was ungrateful and did many bad deeds to others.

One day, the blind man and his dog were crossing the road when a reckless speeding driver dashed across the red light and was heading towards the blind man. Suprisingly, the dog dashed in front of the man and sacrificed its life for the man. However, the man suffered some injuries and soon passed away in a hospital.

So this blind man went up into the heavens to meet his dog. There was an angel guarding the gates of the heavens and he told the couple that there was only one place left in heaven. The first person to reach the top through the flight of stairs would get that place. And so the race started, the man slowly inched his way forward with his guide dog following beside him slowly. The angel stared at this scene, not understanding what was the matter with the two of them, and thought that the man would dash forward for the gate at the finishing line. After a very long walk, they finally reached the top. Both of them halted in front of the gate to heaven, staring at each other. When the angel asked the man why he was walking so slowly, he replied, "Never had I seen my beloved dog in my life and now I finally get to see it, I was trying to spend more time with it." The angel was moved to tears and finally asked one of them to step through the gate. With that, the dog said he wished the man shall go through the gate to heaven. Thus, the cloud on which the dog was standing on popped and he fell into the dungeons of hell.

The dog had sacrificed itself for the blind man twice. Through this passage, I not only learnt the true meaning of 'A dog is man's best friend'. But also the though meaning of friendship. I also learnt that we should all cherish what he have now and not take things for granted.