Apr 2, 2010

Armageddon

The end of times is finally here. The signs were there for some time now. But for me something I saw yesterday was the last straw.

Dogs have been my closest friends ever since I can remember. And something 'doggy' in me has always ensured that irrespective of the place, breed, training, mood or weather I have made licking acquaintances with most of the dogs in any locality I have lived in so far. Without sounding too cliche-ed or melodramatic, I have found solace on many a dark, horrible and gut wrenching day in the unfailing greeting and unconditional display of love.

So it came as a huge shock a couple of months back when I first saw 4 semi domesticated strays in our locality playfully catch and kill a pigeon. And then 3 others somewhere else actually killed and ate one in front of me. And today i saw a couple of them fighting over the body of a dead puppy...playfully tearing it apart.

Something is going very wrong somewhere. And if you, like me, have known and loved dogs, then you would start getting scared as well.

I had always heard of the term 'its a dog eat dog world' but had never taken it literally, the thought having never ever crossed my mind. Is it the beginning of the end then?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

may be....21st dec,2012 is not far! may the world end soon, and hence the end to all the miseries of our life!

ghetufool said...

it is, in fact, very unnatural. or is it the urban stress?

Vikas said...

i have never liked the bastards animals are for jungle