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A Guru can appear in any form.
We should not limit ourselves to the thought that only a learned person will be our Guru.

Small things in life do add up and anyone or even an animal can be our Guru.

I will share this story with all here.

When I was a teen we had a dog but we had to travel outstation frequently cos both my paternal grandparents were bed ridden and we used to visit them very often.

So the dog used to be left alone and my father's friend used to come and give it food but sometimes my father's friend might not come and my dog had to go to the nearby jungle along with the wild dogs there to look for food.

So my dog became friends with lots of wild dogs..in fact his mate was a wild dog.

But my father felt bad that the dog sometimes went without food when we were outstation so my father decided to send the dog away to a farm which was some 20 km away from home.

My brothers and I felt sad to see the dog leave.
Even his mate was very sad and she went back to the jungle.

After 3 months one day I heard my dog bark outside the house.
I was shocked to see him!!
He had traced his way back home and I was over joyed to see him.
He barked so loud and his mate heard him and also came from the jungle.

I put some food for my dog cos he looked very thin I guess tracing his way back and walking some 20 km over a couple of days would have made him thin.

The house where I lived as a teen was near a jungle and lots of monkeys used to come daily too and they were friends with my dog.

When I put food for my dog to eat..I saw my dog use his paw and divide the food for his mate and the monkeys and he made them eat first and he only ate the balance.

Here I saw a dog which was hungry,tired and walked 20km to reach home and still thought of his mate and his monkey friends.

Truly a selfless act.

So I could say that my dog was also a Guru cos he showed me what being selfless is all about.