there once was a dog, who was brought into this world under harsh circumstances. this dog had lost his mother at a young age, and was nursed and cared for by a farmers wife. this puppy grew up and to his knowledge was treated well. it was only when this puppy started attending puppy training classes did it realize how cruelly he had been treated, and how horrible his life was. you see almost every day this puppy was given a bone… a nice big juicy one, that he could demolish to his delight and once in a while the farmers wife thought it amusing to not give the puppy his bone a few nights, when the puppy asks to have his bone the farmers wife would beat the puppy. the puppy had suffered this sought of treatment for a while, and eventually surrendered to it. when his bone was not given to him he would not beg for it, he would not be happy or sad about this… he eventually became desensitized to the bone and what it represented completely. this went on for many years. this puppy now a full grown dog, when a bone is placed infront of him, he knows the pain and suffering which will be had if he accepts the bone and all it stands for. he now just sits and watches the bone for days on end until finally the farmers wife takes the bone away, and the full grown dog now, feels serenity and peace as the bone no longer taunts him.

it’s horrible that such treatment can result in resentment to what does truly make us happy.