The Bronze Dog
In 1934, a bronze statue of a dog called Hachiko
was erected at the Shibuya Train station in Tokyo, Japan. The
story of this dog is mentioned below.
Hachiko was born in 1923 and was owned by Eisaburo Ueno, a professor
in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. The
professor used to take a train from the Shibuya Station every
day to go to the university. Each day Hachiko accompanied the
professor to the train station when he left for work. Upon returning,
the professor would find the dog patiently waiting for his master
and wagging its tail. This happy routine continued until one fateful
day in 1925, when the professor was taken ill on the job and unfortunately
died before he could return home. As usual, the dog waited at
the train station that day for his master to return back. However,
seeing that he wasn't coming back, Hachiko waited till night fell
and retuned back home. The next day Hachiko went back to the train
station again, waiting for his master to come back. He patiently
waited till sunset and then retuned back home. The dog was so
devoted to the professor that he continued to visit the train
station everyday for the next 10 years! The people who passed
the loyal dog each day were so touched by his story that they
erected a statue in his honor in 1934.
In 1935, Hachiko died at the very same spot where
he used to wait for his master.
Dear readers, we should take a lesson from this
story for ourselves. By reciting the kalimah of Tawheed, all of
us have taken an oath to be loyal to our Master, Allah Ta'ala.
Now, we should look deep into ourselves and check to see how much
love we really have for Allah in our hearts.
Source: Islamcan.com
