Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Know Who You Are

Our laundrywoman’s six-year old daughter, Yandi, called Chooey “pangit” (ugly). To this Chooey responded with an angry bark and bit her leg. Well, more like opened her jaw and placed Yandi’s legs in-between. Chooey is a toy dog and hates raw meat. Yandi wasn’t scratched but that incident gave her a lesson on why being rude is considered bad manners.

That was the first time Chooey attacked a human being inside the house. She is such a sweet and gentle dog and her behavior that day surprised us. The way I look at it, Chooey knows who she is and was just making a stand. At least Chooey knows that she is not pangit and was willing to fight for it. Many of us just allow others to define who we are just to avoid ridicule and conflict. How many of us can truly say that we know who we are and are willing to stand for it?

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