The Eyes That Changed My Life

For a long time of my life, I remember being a very naive, coy and an insecure person. I was so afraid to talk to people that I was often the centre of hoot for various reasons, may it be my shyness, my appearance or even just the fact that I was there. That's when I realized, that the most intelligent species in the world is actually a scam and the notion of co-existence was just a farce. Humans, instead of helping each other evolve, liked to feed their egos and self esteems by belittling the same species around them without caring about each other's souls.
But then, when I had almost made up my mind that this world is filled with deciet and even hoping for co-existence had become a sin, I encountered onto something, not human of course, that subsequently was about to change my life forever. When I, for the first time, saw those four tiny little paws running towards me and greeting me with utmost pleasure like I was someone very important and loved, something struck me.
When I picked that tiny little thing up into my arms while it wagged it's tail and licked me vivaciously, I was introduced to a whole new level of love, something that I otherwise had not experienced from my fellow species. Since that day, I knew where I would get that loyal, true, and naive love back that I attempted to give when I was younger. I just realized that I was opening it up in the wrong place all this while.
I got my first dog, after almost 18 years since a series of these temporary encounters that I felt throughout these years, by just petting the dogs on the street, playing with them, and even feeding them once in a while. I would not go there because it made me happy, but the gleam in their eyes and the wag in their tails when they saw me, made me forget completely about myself at that point. Their soul is so pure that it just reflects through their eyes without even the slightest hint of felony.
So, when Novah (the pug) came home, I was at my happiest, again, something that I hadn't experienced before.
But, as time went on, I came to realize something, it's not just their innocence that attracts me to them, it's something more, much more. As she grew up, she started getting attached to me and the rest of my family (who were very much reluctant to have a dog in the house.) I then realized, the power their love must be holding, and how true their soul would be to melt the most intelligent species in the world! She started understanding whatever I was trying to talk to her, she greeted me every single time that I came home. I just felt so important at that point, like the love that I always wanted to spread was finally being appreciated in it's purest form.
I started looking forward to reaching home early, just to spend more and more time with her. I started caring for someone more than I cared for myself and that's when I realized that power of love. In it's purest form, it's capable of making you the happiest person in the world no matter how hard your life is, because at that point, your soul is happy and not your materialistic mind.
Whenever she was sick, I used to feel detached and it affected my mood alot. I got a bit scared at this point, seeing the most beautiful thing in my life in pain, nudged my soul. Once again, through her pure eyes, I could feel the pain that she was feeling, and that's when I was introduced to the dark side of the power of love. It surely has the power of making your life wonderful, but by seeing the one you love in pain, is equally agonizing.
But, because of this, does it mean that we should just detach ourselves from these emotions and live the life of a rock? With no emotions whatsoever, sad or happy? When I was not able to come to a valid answer for this dispute in my mind, I found my answer in those very pure eyes.
I looked at her and I realized one thing, there is going to be pain, suffering, sadness and loss in this world, no matter how hard you try. If you are amongst the ones you love, there's going to a fear of losing them at some point, but also, if you are all alone, you have already lost the true essence of life. So, if everything is going to come to an end, why spend this journey walking alone, suffering silently when we can spend one of the best days of our lives with the ones that we truly love, until it lasts. When that time gets over, it sure will hurt, it sure will cause you pain, but it will also make you realize that it once made your life beautiful and the times spent will never get lost, no matter what. Don't run away from this ultimate power which can control you in the most bizzare ways, it's a part of our lives and that's what makes life worth living!

-Brown and Indian