It was a shivery night of the first week of december and the time was around 10:00 pm. I was sitting in my room,engulfed in blanket and preparing for my exam next day.I was bit tensed about the syllabus and was cursing myself for not being prepared for the exam.But it was not my fault completely 'coz it was hard to prepare for exams after the office timings as i barely get time for anything except gym.Though i sacrificed my gym regime for the exams for complete 2 weeks,but that time wasn't enough to make up in all subjects,so this was the reason of vexation. Along with that i was continuously being humiliated by a dog who was groaning outside from last 1 hour. I don't know what was his problem but he was acting as a matter of fuss at that time.The incomplete syllabus and on top of that perturbation caused by the dog.Intermittently i was thinking that dog might be groaning due to the cold but i was opposing this inner appeal with the alternate thought that dogs are naturally furred enough to save themselves from cold.Many times it came into my mind that i should go and look out what's the problem with him,but the intense cold and thought of wastage of time(every second was worthful at that time) was stopping me from doing this.
But ultimately my patience refused to respond further and level of irritation raised beyond the danger level.I decided that i would provide him with some unused jute cloth available in my store room to make a cozy bed for him to lay down,may be that would make him silent for the rest of the night. Well first i rushed to balcony and tried to detect the location of that dog where was he actually. Though street-lights were ON,but the Flora in the region was restricting my visibility.But i had a rough guess about the dog's position from the direction of his cries. Suddenly i had a glance of him , he was in the enclosed parking area in front of the flats down the street. He was running to and fro and pushing each gate with his fore leg.I don't know how but he was stuck in that parking area.I was certain that he wanna come out of that temporary jail.
Suddenly,my mind reacted lightening fast and i recalled that there was a bitch that had given birth to some puppies just behind our backyard wall. "OH GOSH !! She may b that bitch", i uttered.
I ran down the street and as i got closer i saw that she was really the same bitch.She was looking at me,her eyes were filled with curiosity and hope.It was clear from her ungratified movements that she was urging to rush her children as soon as possible becoz they must be alone and hungry.
Now i came to know why she was continuously groaning,crying and screaming.I was able to understand her agony.Without giving a second thought i unlocked the door of the parking gate and opened it for her and she ran dementedly like someone runs to save his/her own life.Actually those puppies were more than life to her.
This incident made me think that for God each creature is like his own tot 'coz there's one thing he has gifted everyone with and that is 'Compassion'.I was looking at her,while these thoughts were actuating in my mind,until she disappeared behind the boundary wall of the street and headed towards her children.I was feeling a bit guilty for not reacting to her cries earlier.But nevertheless she was home now.
I came back to my room and was happy and proud because i made a separated mother to meet her children.This proud feeling,from deep inside me,evaporated my tension for the exam.Though this insouciance didn't last prominently for a long and i was slogging till late night but finally did well in the Exam.
