The Curious Puppy: A Beautiful Story Of Self-reflection
The story of the curious puppy is about self-reflection. It begins in a forest environment, far away. Out in the depths of the forest there was an abandoned house. A house that no one seemed to have lived in for many years. The puppy noticed the house, but was afraid of it. He stayed away from it for fear of finding something he did not like.
But the puppy was still curious. The next day he returned and went a little closer to the house, but did not dare to enter. The sun started to get strong and the temperature became unbearable. The puppy needed a place to hide from the hot rays.
After some hesitation, he decided to enter the house. The place was completely deserted. “Hello!” said the dog, but no one answered him. In one of the corners there was a staircase, and he began to walk closer. There did not appear to be anyone there, and he began to walk up the stairs very calmly. This is when the story of the curious puppy takes a rather surprising turn…
An unexpected encounter – The curious puppy
When the puppy came up the stairs, he came across a large living room. To his surprise, he found a hundred other puppies just like him! And everyone seemed to be waiting for him.
The curious puppy was so happy. The other dogs seemed very friendly. It gave him confidence to raise his little paw and greet them. Everyone greeted him back immediately. The little dog gave a friendly bark, and the others did the same. “What a nice place!” thought the little dog. “I’ll be back when I can!”
The days passed and this time another dog came. This one was different from the other; he was much safer and more alert. He went through the same process as the first. When he saw the house, he would not go near it. He was too scared and stayed away from it.
The same place, another meeting
The other dog saw that there were many nice places in the area. He decided to return, but he always kept his distance from the abandoned house. But one day there was heavy rainfall, and he had no choice; he had to enter the house.
As the first dog, he came in through a hole he was digging. When he was inside, he looked at everything very carefully. In the background he could see the stairs, but he did not go near them. Time passed and he became cold. He thought that if he went up on the second floor, could have gotten warmer, and he called on his courage and went up.
The dog came to the top and saw the same large hall. He sniffed around and it seemed like the place was uninhabited. But then he also found hundreds of dogs just like the other dog. He immediately became ready to attack, and the other dogs did the same. He barked aggressively, and so did the others! The dog left the house as soon as he could, and told himself he would never go back there. “What a terrible place!” he thought.
He left so fast that he could not see an old sign lying on the ground. The sign said “Speilhuset”. Neither the first puppy nor the second had realized that all they had seen were reflections of their own image.
The moral of the story: self-reflection
The story of the curious puppy shows us a truth that we often overlook. What we see in others is basically a reflection of ourselves. We receive from others the same as we give. He who turns to the world in a kind way receives kindness. And whoever does it aggressively, gets aggression. History try to teach us about the reality of self-reflection.
Humans are genetically gifted with an enormous sociality. We were born to live in groups; it is part of our biological and cultural composition. We may be selfish, but the group is always there in all its horizons.
The rest of the group is an important point of reference; they act as the “mirror house”. What we see in them has a lot to do with what we see in ourselves – just like in the story of the curious puppy.
When we have difficulties with the world, we should ask ourselves questions, not the world. Is the world wrong? Or maybe we are the ones who do not commit to it in a very positive way. The story of the curious puppy makes us wonder if it’s time for some positive self-reflection.
