The First Rule

This is a story of Snowy the dog. Snowy was sent into the world as a puppy to fulfill a mission. As Snowy grew up, he knew that Daddy his Creator loved him immensely and always watched over him.  He was taught 2 rules in life; to love Daddy more than anything in the world and to love his fellow dogs.  

As Snowy grew older, he saw how adult dogs around him would hurt one another. He told Daddy that he always wanted to have a tender puppy heart. One day, he decided to work at a house that was made to heal dogs. Snowy found a job as a clown in that place and that made him very happy and thankful!  

As time passed, Snowy was given more tasks. Besides being a clown, he was also given a pack of other dogs to care for - sled dogs, herd dogs, guard dogs and pet dogs. Although Snowy felt exhausted at times, he loved taking care of the pack of dogs because they were so unique and special.  Snowy knew that his Daddy loved all of them very much.

After awhile, Snowy felt that he could not continue as a clown anymore. Everyone wanted his clown shows and he had run out of ideas. Caring for the pack of dogs took a lot of time and effort too. Snowy knew that a new clown must be found. However, he still loved working with the pack of dogs and found that his Daddy had given him a special gift to care for other dogs. So he told his master of this. His master listened and Snowy felt happy. Meanwhile, Snowy continued to do many clown shows.

Sometime later, Snowy was summoned to see the master. Snowy was told that the master had decided to entrust the pack of dogs under his care to another dog, and Snowy was to learn to be a better clown. The master felt that Snowy was not good enough as a clown.

Snowy felt sad to hear the news because he now had to let go the pack of dogs he loved and cared for to another dog. His master felt that the new dog would do a better job than him in getting all the dogs to perform better. And he would have to just be a better clown. Snowy knew that he could not be the clown that the master wanted. 

Nevertheless, Snowy believed that his Daddy still had a special mission for his life. And as Snowy made a crucial decision in the midst of a difficult situation, he remembered the first rule - to love Daddy more than anything in this world. And in remembering the first rule, he knew that Daddy would take care of him always.