Rosie, our almost 1 year old border collie, and I run the same route through our neighbourhood every morning.
Today we left a little later, and so there were many more cars backing
out of driveways and driving down the streets. Today I learnt the lesson
of patience and giving.
When Rosie sees or hears a car she immediately drops to the ground. Unfortunately she hasn't learned to discern where she drops,
and so I sometimes have to drag her to the curb! However, she drops and
waits, either for the car to pass, or to obviously be going in the
other direction. Rosie only has two modes of running, stop and go,
nothing in between, so today she did a lot of stopping and waiting, and
giving of her time. But she did this with a look of pure delight. Unlike
most of us, she enjoys waiting for others.
The looks she gets in
return range from bemusement (usually from strangers, not living in the
area) to laughter. But most often those in cars smile at her, and those
who have got to know her give her a wave. A smile and a wave is like
gold to Rosie, and she turns and looks at me with such excitement and
pride.
When do we ever wait so patiently for others, and take such
pleasure and pride in this action? And, do we show our appreciation to
those who do? Maybe today I will :)
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