A Heart Like a Dog

I just watched "Marley & Me". Sebuah film yang bercerita tentang sepasang suami istri yang belum siap punya anak, kemudian memutuskan untuk memelihara anjing sebagai 'latihan'. Mereka membeli anjing yang paling murah di sebuah tempat peternakan anjing, and they named it Marley. Singkat cerita, ternyata Marley nakal banget. Semua perabotan rumah dirusak, nggak bisa tenang, dan selalu bikin orang kewalahan. Walaupun begitu, Marley tetap dipelihara, menemani John & Jen (pasangan tadi) sampai akhirnya mereka punya 3 anak, dan akhirnya Marley 'pergi' karena harus disuntik mati karena penyakitnya. It was a really sad moment for them. Eventhough Marley is worse than any other world's worst dog, they love him.
Di akhir film, sebuah dialog dari John setelah mengubur Marley, kurang lebih seperti ini, "Dogs don't need money or fancy house. Give them your heart and they will give you their all. Is there anyone in the world who can do that to you? Make you feel so special, worth, loved, precious?". If I'm not mistaken, that was the line. Anyway, is there? Can we? Is there anyone who can do that to you? Or can we do that? Setia dan penyayang dengan tulus, tanpa mengharapkan apa - apa. Untuk selalu ada walaupun kondisinya nggak mengenakkan. Untuk selalu memaafkan walaupun disakiti.
Marley love them unconditionally. Dia nggak perduli walaupun dia dibentak, dijauhi orang, he just stand beside them, through their happiness and sadness. Anjing mungkin memang hanya seekor binatang, tapi kebaikan dan ketulusan hatinya bisa melebihi hati manusia.
Be a Marley for others. You might never know what you can do in their life.

And now I miss my dog. He's at hometown, and getting older.
"Here, Macho.....! Don't leave without me beside you. Promise?"

God bless,