There are very few stories that touch your heart. In this world of no emotions and empathy we seldom realize that we need to get in connection with the spirit within to let our heart take over our mind. So, let me tell you the story of Hachiko!
“Hachiko-A dog story” is a movie not many would be aware of! It’s a movie based on a true story. The only difference is the story is put forth with the perspective of a dog. The movie deals with the unconditional love the dog showers on his master, expecting just nothing in return! It’s just overwhelming to see the dog so attached to his master that it’s inseparable from him. It goes everyday with him to the train station and returns obediently just to wait for him outside, with a gait even us humans would be jealous of!
The story gets all the more heart-wrenching when one day the professor, according to his customary routine, gestures Hachiko to come with him to the station. That day Hachiko did nothing and just barked at him like a wild dog. Sensing something unusual, but getting late for the train too, the professor asks him to come with him one last time and then leaves .
Hachi, as they called him, just went to his shed and picked up the wretched ball that the professor had always been insistent about for Hachi to fetch. That day Hachi did fetch the ball as dogs are said to have a sixth sense. Hachi sensed his master was in trouble and wanted to show him that it’s not safe out there for him and stop him. So, he ran like a hare to the train station and intercepted the professor. The professor was on the seventh cloud seeing Hachi with a ball in his mouth. He made everybody see how Hachi had executed his first fetch and gloated like a little child.
It was to Hachi’s utmost dismay that the professor didn’t change his mind of leaving him. The dog just sat in front of the station waiting for the master.
That day the professor died of a cardiac arrest.
The most touching part of the tale that started in 1923 and ended in 1935 was that every single day, for the next nine years, Hachi waited for his master like a true loyalist. His tale among the commuters on the trains coming to that very station was brought forward by a leading daily.
If there was someone who loved the professor unconditionally and from the core of his heart, it was Hachiko.
This write-up would appeal to any person who has a dog, for his mate, at his home. The sheer love and affection you shower on your dog never go waste as the poor thing is always by your side, even when you despise him!
The moment my movie finished, I went to my dog(Junior) and hugged him like never before. Maybe it bewildered him, but I was at peace! Sometimes you just need to show what you feel like for someone, even to your own self!
This is dedicated to my Hachi........Junior!
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