Dogs, People, Love and Food/Needs

When I was a kid, waking up I always tell my mom who hugs me before she goes to work, if we could stay "hugging" forever. And as always she would reply that if we stayed like that then we wouldn't be able to live further because she has to work for food. And since then I always have this conundrum in my mind, love or food? Of course, if someone would love you then he/she really has to work in order to feed you. It's just like in the movie Moulin Rouge too. The Duke was offering Satine everything, she would have a comfortable life. But then Christian was offering his love. So what to choose?

And then I just realized this with my dog Harry. I'm the one who talks to him, hugs him all the time, carries him always, wants him on the bed even though my mom doesn't want to. My mom or dad on the other hand, talk/hug/carry him considerably less than the amount of time I have given him. But then they are the ones who give Harry his food. And yet, Harry loves them more than he loves me. Like it's not enough for Harry to see me in the room, he has to see mom always. So it's obvious that he loves my mom more. So the dog chooses food over love.

This is Harry on my mom's bed. I brought him there even though my mom doesn't like it.

I kinda see it now. True love is sacrifice. Yes, I love Harry, we love people, sweet-talk, hug, kiss, however this is not enough. True love is the one that sacrifices. My mom works for us so that we could have this comfortable lifestyle.She works because she loves us so much that she sacrifices her time w/ us, a time of hugging, talking, simply loving, in order for us to be able to live. So Harry knows true love. :P