Katie & Me
(WARNING A MOVIE SPOILER!)
OK. In this tweeting rising and blogging declining time,
I decided to write a blog entry (at least try) every week.
Finally, I watched “Marley & Me.” It was much talked about by the Kim family and one of the siblings (Becky/John/Angel/Joe) told me that my senior pastor cried watching the movie (he LOVES animals), so I figured that it would be a good emotional ride.
Overall, I was glad to finally understand the bond between man and his canine that seemed so foreign to me.
And through out the entire movie, I just couldn’t help but to think about the pup that I had for 24 hours during my 1st year of seminary. It was a Shiba Inu and I named her “Katie.” YG kids told me that you shouldn’t name a dog’s name that sounded like a real person’s name but I decided to give her that name anyhow – named after my favorite actress. Isn’t she a good looking pup?
But after interacting with a pup for the first 24 hours, I realized that I have no capacity/time/patience to responsibly raise her, so I returned her to the owner. People say that you will treat your kids like how you treat your pets, so this may not be a good sign for my parental side. This is something that I will need to work on later, when I get a new dog or a kid (or which one comes first).
Going back to “Marley & Me,” two things that stuck out for me:
1) “Love suffers long.” This is the KJV’s translation of 1 Cor 13:4 “Love is patient” and for this verse, I prefer it. Through out the movie, I loved the patient suffering that the entire family showed to Marley “the world’s worst dog.” And the last scene was definitely moving, I think the kids learned an invaluable lesson on love – that every relationship comes to its inevitable/temporary end, yet love is still worth giving and receiving.
2) “We all want a good life.” For some reason, I totally identified myself with John G. The main character in the movie might possibly have everything a man would want in his life, yet his eyes were set another life/career of his friend. This attitude of “My life will be complete with _______________” is so prevalent in my life and our time. And the movie ends by sharing a few simple thoughts on dog’s attitude:
“A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine.
A dog doesn’t care about whether you’re rich or poor, smart or dumb, you give him your heart and he will give you his.”
Simple contentment that comes from a simple life.
Unwavering loyalty displayed to the master’s faithfulness.
No wonder so many people prefer to relate with dogs over people.
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