This is a true story about a dog named Boncel. He was being left behind by its owner on a heavy rainy day in Jakarta on this 17th. The owner (a family consists of five person) were all gone and didn't know heavy rain were coming and will caused flood to their house. Boncel and Chiko (the other younger and new comer dog on the house) were the only occupant on the house at that time and were locked in their cage. When the flood coming and no one there that can save and unlocked them, Boncel were trying so hard to break their iron cage to escape the death.
It was not an easy effort of course. Boncel and Chiko were locked in a double cage. So yeah, Boncel had to break two layer cage to escape. By the time the owner had come back home, they found Chiko already stay on the top of their sinking cage and Boncel were swimming for life and they found their cage was already broken. Nobody knows exactly how they can survive but from Boncel's gammy walk, looks like Boncel broke his nails to break the cage. Fyi, Boncel is about twelve or thirteen years old already, pretty old for a dog age, white fur can be seen on his body. Until now, Boncel is still shiver sometimes and pretty exhausted and very weak.
Seeing him is like.. seeing an old man, an old man in just a matter of time to die. An old man who fight for his life, and his not-so-close friend Chiko, even in his age and condition. I feel pity for him. Imagining how he feels and thoughts, seeing a new dog were being the main actor now and he's not able to compare the young man anymore to steal the owner's attention. It breaks my heart. It feels like Bruce Willis in Armageddon. Gosh! I've been watching movies too much! Though he doesn't like this charming guy that gonna steal his daughter but he still saves his life. Did boncel think, "I'm glad they had a new pet, so when i died they won't mourn for me and won't feel loss."
..I'm speechless. Speechless to see, even a dog like him were struggling so hard to save his life. It's really a shame to people who were not grateful for the life they had, while others were struggling so hard to survive. So yeah, from now on, whenever i feel down and feel like giving away my life, i'll remember Boncel. He is such a great lesson to me. And always remember, no matter how hard your life could be, you should struggle for it, the gift that God give to you and not others. Grateful for the life you have today. Maybe this is also one of the reasons i haven't adopt any pet yet, i can't barely imagine seeing them dying and die, even seeing their sickness and powerless could give me a heart break.
Fight for your life.. or at least, think it for the people you love and loves you.
